Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 45,888
Population in 2006: 45,077
Population in 2001: 44,276
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

0.6%

Total private houses: 21,708
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 19,492
Land area (km2): 2732.69

Population density per square kilometre
This city:

16.8
Nearby towns and cities:

237.0
Truro population and houses statistics

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This city:

21,342 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

21,456 CAD
Province:

22,815 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This city:

13.0%
Nova Scotia:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for this city

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

62.4%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Employment rate
This city:

57.5%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This city:

7.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%

Labour force activity in this city

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Truro

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 22,950
Here:

59.4%
Province:

57.8%
Male: 11,435
Here:

62.2%
Nova Scotia:

60.4%
Female: 11,515
Here:

56.9%
Nova Scotia:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 15,680
This city:

40.6%
Nova Scotia:

42.2%
Male: 6,940
This city:

37.8%
Province:

39.6%
Female: 8,735
Here:

43.1%
Province:

44.5%

This city - Marital Status

Truro marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Truro

Households types in Truro

Average family income in this city in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Truro

First official language spoken in this city

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this city

Mobility status in 2006

This city - Place of residence in 2005

This city - Place of residence in 2001

Truro mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this city

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Truro

Companies inside this city

Federal Corporations inside this city

Hospitals inside this city

Radio stations inside this city

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,125
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 590
Here:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 540
This city:

2.4%
Province:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,250
Here:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 625
This city:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 625
Here:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%

Truro Minority Population Characteristics

Truro citizenship and immigration Details

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

44.3
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

84.2%
Province:

85.0%
Age characteristics of Truro

Noteworthy people related to Truro

Notable people born here:
Home town of:
Death place of:
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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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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