Population in 2011: 477,160
Population in 2006: 451,235
Population in 2001: 414,284
2006 to 2011 population changeThis city: | 5.7% |
Ontario: | 5.7% |
2001 to 2006 population changeThis city: | 8.9% |
Ontario: | 6.6% |
Total private dwellings: 191,739
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 181,493
Land area (km2): 827.43
Population density per square kilometreThis city: | 576.7 |
Nearby towns and cities: | 189.0 |
This city population and dwellings statisticsOther nearby cities
- Guelph (pop. 141,097, 17.3 km)
- Brantford (pop. 135,501, 38.1 km)
- Milton - Town (pop. 84,362, 37.7 km)
- Brant - City (pop. 35,638, 38.1 km)
- Centre Wellington (pop. 26,693, 27.0 km)
- Fergus (pop. 19,126, 24.7 km)
Occupation and industry
Participation rateThis city: | 71.5% |
Province: | 67.1% |
Employment rateThis city: | 67.5% |
Province: | 62.8% |
Labour force activity in this city
Mode of transportation to work
Labour, occupation and industry details for this cityEarning and income in 2005
Median earnings in 2005This city: | 30,719 CAD |
Ontario: | 29,335 CAD |
Median income in 2005Here: | 29,366 CAD |
Province: | 27,258 CAD |
Percent of persons in low income before taxThis city: | 10.5% |
Province: | 14.7% |
Composition of total income in this city
Earnings and income details for this city
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Schools located in Kitchener
- Prueter Public School (40 Prueter Ave, Gradespan: JK-6, Enrollment: 206)
- Sunnyside Public School (1042 Weber St E, Gradespan: 7-8, Enrollment: 472)
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School (367 The Country Way, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 285)
- Franklin Public School (371 Franklin St N, Gradespan: JK-6, Enrollment: 612)
- Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School (50 Confederation Dr, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 314)
- Laurentian Public School (777 Westmount Rd E, Gradespan: 7-8, Enrollment: 469)
- Courtland Avenue Public School (107 Courtland Ave E, Gradespan: 7-8, Enrollment: 248)
- St Daniel Catholic Elementary School (39 Midland Dr, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 354)
- Sheppard Public School (278 Weber St E, Gradespan: JK-6, Enrollment: 384)
- Rockway Public School (70 Vanier Dr, Gradespan: JK-6, Enrollment: 232)
- Eastwood Collegiate Institute (760 Weber St E, Gradespan: Pre-12, Enrollment: 1,499)
- Driftwood Park Public School (50 Parkland Cres, Gradespan: JK-6, Enrollment: 424)
- Blessed Kateri Catholic Elementary School (560 Pioneer Dr, Gradespan: JK-8, Enrollment: 405)
- Southridge Public School (1425 Queen's Blvd, Gradespan: JK-6, Enrollment: 463)
- Huron Heights Secondary School (1825 Strasburg Road, Gradespan: Pre-12, Enrollment: 1,220)
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Secondary schools in this city
- Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
Organizations located in Kitchener
- Ride for Refuge
- Confederation Club
- Huntington Society of Canada
- District 8 Athletic Association
Shoping malls located in Kitchener
- Fairview Park Mall
- Highland Hills Mall
Stadiums located in Kitchener
- Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex
TV stations in this city
- CKCO-DT (Digital: 13 VHF)
Marital Status
Married or living with a common-law partnerTotal: 229,255This city: | 58.7% |
Province: | 57.7% |
Male: 114,530This city: | 60.0% |
Ontario: | 59.8% |
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Female: 85,310This city: | 42.6% |
Province: | 44.3% |
This city - Marital Status
Kitchener marital status detailsFamilies and households characteristics
Language
Knowledge of official languages in Kitchener
First official language spoken in this city
Language most often used at home
Other languages used at home
Language most often used at work
Language details for KitchenerMobility status in 2006
This city - Place of residence in 2005
This city - Place of residence in 2001
Kitchener mobility detailsEducation
Education attainment in this city
Education in KitchenerColleges inside this city
Companies Located in Kitchener
- Electrohome Broadcasting Inc.
- Electrohome Limited
- Great Lakes Nickel Limited
- The Griffin Corporation
- Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods Inc.
- Peartree Software Inc.
- ThyssenKrupp Budd Canada Inc.
Federal Corporations inside this city
- 7523556 CANADA INC.
- 6893180 CANADA INC.
- 7876378 CANADA INC.
- Bavarian Tri-city Vending Inc.
- Coalescentrum Inc.
- FOUNDATION ENCOURAGING TRADITIONAL COEXISTENCE OF HUMANS & ANIMALS (FETCHA)
- JFLR Corporation
- National Hearing Services Inc.
- Sarah Manninen Film Productions Inc.
- Titanium Home Inspection Services Inc.
Hospitals Located in this city
- St. Mary's General Hospital
- Grand River Hospital
- Freeport Hospital
TV Stations inside this city
Age characteristics
Median age of the populationThis city: | 37.6 |
Ontario: | 40.4 |
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Age characteristics of this citySports teams located in Kitchener
- Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters (Hockey)
- Kitchener Greenshirts (Hockey)
- Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen (NFL)
- Kitchener Panthers (Baseball)
- Kitchener Beavers (Hockey)
Museums in Kitchener
- Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village
- Joseph Schneider Haus
- THEMUSEUM
Theatres in Kitchener
Universities located in this city
- Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
- Emmanuel Bible College
- Medix School
Companies in Kitchener
- Desire2Learn
- BufferBox
- Kuntz Electroplating Incorporated
- Christie
- MMMC Inc. Architects
- Now & Then Books
- PrinterOn
- Colt Canada
- Aardvark-Vanaheim
- Your Neighbourhood Credit Union
- Project Eden
- Brock Solutions
- Softronix
Newspapers located in this city
- Waterloo Region Record (ISSN: 0824-5150)
- Echo Weekly
Ski areas located in Kitchener
- Chicopee Ski & Summer Resort
Albums recorded in Kitchener
- Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
- That's What People Do
Prisons in this city
- Grand Valley Institution for Women
Citizenship and immigration
Total visible minority population
Male: 31,225This city: | 14.2% |
Province: | 22.7% |
Aboriginal identity populationTotal: 4,650This city: | 1.0% |
Ontario: | 2.0% |
This city Minority Population Characteristics
Kitchener citizenship and immigration DetailsNotable people related to this city
Notable people born here:
- Christian (Wrestler)
- Mackenzie King (Politician)
- Scott Stevens (Ice Hockey Player)
- Andrew Poje (Figure Skater)
- David Edgar (Football)
- Kyle Quincey (Ice Hockey Player)
- Darryl Sittler (Ice Hockey Player)
- Donny Lalonde (Boxer)
- Ingrid Mattson
- Paul Reinhart (Ice Hockey Player)
- Dawud Wharnsby (Musical Artist)
- Chuck Cadman (Politician)
- The Missing Link (Wrestler)
- Lois Maxwell
- Paul Shull (Musical Artist)
- Milt Schmidt (Ice Hockey Player)
- Steven J. Cooke
- Marc Sabat (Musical Artist)
- Howie Meeker (Ice Hockey Player)
- Mike Hoffman (Ice Hockey Player)
Home town of:
Death place of:
- W. T. Tutte (Scientist)
- Bobby Bauer (Ice Hockey Player)
- Ashley Smith
- Sheela Basrur (Scientist)
- Walter Paul Sieber (Wrestler)
- Will Ferguson (Politician)
- Moe Norman (Golfer)
- Homer Watson (Artist)
- Oliver Seibert (Ice Hockey Player)
- Mel Brown (Musical Artist)
- William Daum Euler (Politician)
- Ehrhardt Heller (Ice Hockey Player)
- Pēteris Lauks (Football)
- Earl Reibel (Ice Hockey Player)
- Charles Martin Bowman (Politician)
- Robert Knowlton Smith (Politician)
- Earle Dickson (Engineer)
- Norman Schneider (Politician)
Resting place of:
Libraries in Kitchener
Radio stations in this city
- CKGL (570 kHz)
- CJDV-FM (107.5 MHz)
- CHYM-FM (96.7 MHz)
- CIKZ-FM (106.7 MHz)
- CKKW-FM (99.5 MHz)
- CJIQ-FM (88.3 MHz)
- CKBT-FM (91.5 MHz)
- CFCA-FM (105.3 MHz)
- CJTW-FM 94.3 FAITH FM (94.3 kHz)
- CKWR-FM
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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