1951 Canadian census

Census in Canada; first to include Newfoundland 1951 Canadian census Canada June 1, 1951 14,009,429 21.8% province/territory 1946 Canadian census 1946 1956 Canadian census 1956 The 1951 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The total population count was 14,009,429, representing a 21.8% increase over the 1941 census population count of 11,506,655.Historical Statistics of Canada: Population and Migration http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-516-x/sectiona/4147436-eng.htm#1 Statistics Canada 15 November 2016 The 1951 census was the ninth comprehensive decennial census since Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867. The previous census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1946 census and the following census was the 1956 censusthe first quinquennial, rather than decennial, nationwide census. This was the first census to include Newfoundland, having joined Confederation only two years prior. Canada's Statistics Act legislation does not permit the release of personal information until 92 years have elapsed. Detailed information from this census is not due for release until 2042.After 1921 http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx#after_1921 Library and Archives Canada 4 October 2012 3 October 2015 Population by province Province1951 census1941 censusDifference% change Newfoundland361,416Joined Confederation in 1949Prince Edward Island98,42995,0473,3823.6%Nova Scotia642,584577,96264,62211.2%New Brunswick515,697457,40158,29612.7%Quebec4,055,6813,331,882723,79921.7%Ontario4,597,5423,787,655809,88721.4%Manitoba776,541729,74446,7976.4%Saskatchewan831,728895,992 −64,264 −7.2%Alberta939,501796,169143,33218.0%British Columbia1,165,210817,861347,34942.5%Yukon Territory9,0964,9144,18285.1%Northwest Territories16,00412,0283,97633.1%Total14,009,42911,506,6552,502,77421.8% Ontario added the largest number of new residents since the 1941 census, while British Columbia saw the highest growth rate among the provinces, becoming the first western province to reach one million inhabitants. Saskatchewan experienced a second consecutive decade of population decline, falling behind both Alberta and British Columbia in size. Newfoundland, where the previous census was in 1945, recorded a 12.3% increase in population. Population by religion DenominationPopulationTable A164-184, Principal religious denominations of the population, census dates 1871 to 1971 2017 https://doi.org/10.25318/1710007301-eng Statistics Canada 10.25318/1710007301-eng 30 June 2024 Statistics Canada % of totalRoman Catholic6,069,49643.3%United Church2,867,27120.5%Anglican2,060,72014.7%Presbyterian781,7475.6%Baptist519,5853.7%Lutheran444,9233.2%Jewish204,8361.5%Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic190,8311.4%Greek Orthodox172,2711.2%Mennonite125,9380.9%Pentecostal95,1310.7%Salvation Army70,2750.5%Evangelical50,9000.4%Jehovah's Witnesses34,5960.2%Mormon32,8880.2%No religion59,6790.4%Other/not recorded260,6251.9% Population by Ethnicity EthnicityPopulationNinth census of Canada, 1951 = Neuvième recensement du Canada July 2002 https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.836019/publication.html Canada Dominion Bureau of Statistics 28 September 2024% of totalFrench4,319,167 30.83%English3,630,344 25.91%Scottish1,547,470 11.05%Irish1,439,635 10.28%German619,995 4.43%Ukrainian395,043 2.82%Dutch264,267 1.89%Polish219,8461.57%Jewish181,6701.30%Indigenous165,6071.18%Italian152,2451.09%Norwegian119,2660.85%Swedish97,7800.70%Other British Isles92,236 0.66%Russian91,2790.65%Czech and Slovak63,9590.46%Hungarian60,4600.43%Finnish43,7450.31%Danish42,6710.30%Belgian35,1480.25%Chinese32,5280.23%Austrian32,231 0.23%Romanian23,6010.17%Icelandic23,3070.17%Japanese21,6630.15%Yugoslav21,4040.15%African18,0200.13%Lithuanian16,2240.12%Greek13,9660.10%Syrian12,3010.09%Estonian9,8180.07%Latvian9,2140.07%South Asian2,1480.02%Other and Not Stated191,1711.36% See also Population and housing censuses by country References Category:1951 in Canada 1951 Canada