The changing landscape of Canadian metropolitan areas
St. Catharines–Niagara, Ontario
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Highlights
- At the CMA level, built-up area increased from 187 km2 in 1971 to 412 km2 in 2011, an increase of 121%.
- At the CMA-E level, built-up area increased from 232 km2 in 1971 to 553 km2 in 2011, an increase of 139%.
- In 2011, the natural and semi-natural land class was divided into forest (49%), water (5%) and other (46%).
- From 1971 to 2011, 158 km2 of arable land and 83 km2 of natural and semi-natural land were lost to settled area.
- Of the natural and semi-natural land converted to settled area from 1971 to 2011, 30.7% was forest, 63.1% was natural land for pasture and 6.1% was classed as other.
- Population in the CMA increased by 21% from 323,162 to 392,184 between 1971 and 2011.
- The number of dwellings in the CMA increased by 85% from 94,305 to 174,338 between 1971 and 2011.
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Links to more information
Tables by metropolitan area, St. Catharines–Niagara
St. Catharines–Niagara CMA, population change, 2006 to 2011, by 2011 census tract
Metropolitan gross domestic product, experimental estimates, CANSIM TABLE 381-5000
St. Catharines–Niagara CMA, Census Profile, 2011
St. Catharines–Niagara CMA, National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011
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