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2001 CENSUS OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION: Statistics Canada conducts a Census of Population and Agriculture every five
years. The most recent took place on May 15, 2001. There is a large variety of material
and products available, some free, others restricted access, as outlined below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Aggregate Data: levels of access and geography
Overview of products
Census of Agriculture
Survey Data
Cartographic Boundary Files
AGGREGATE DATA: LEVELS OF ACCESS AND GEOGRAPHY
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LEVEL 1. Freely available on the Statistics Canada 2001 Census website:
no restrictions on access, includes information on Canada, provinces, territories,
Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA), Census Agglomerations, Federal Electoral
Districts, etc.
Census Metropolitan Areas consist of a large urban core with groups of adjacent, largely
urban municipalities (census subdivisions) that have a high degree of social and economic
integration. For example, Winnipeg CMA consists of Winnipeg urban area, plus Richot, Tache,
Springfield, Rosser, etc. See the
Census Geography Overview for more information.
The City of Winnipeg provides access to freely available custom Census data, called the
City of Winnipeg Neighbourhood Profiles.
This site includes only profile data, but it has unique geographies, such as downtown,
inner city, wards, besides the over 200 neighbourhoods with names. Hence, you might
start here if you are looking for information on Spence, West Broadway, Point Douglas, etc.
- LEVEL 2:
Depository Services Program: access is available to any users, including the public,
who are physically within the Libraries, plus remote access for current
faculty, students and staff of the University of Manitoba. The
program provides access to information on Census tracts, Census
divisions, Census subdivisions, etc.
Census tracts are small relatively stable areas of between 2,500 and 8,000 population,
situated within Census Metropolitan Areas. Winnipeg CMA had 165 Census Tracts for the 2001
Census. See the
Census Geography Overview for more information.
Census Divisions are groups of neighbouring municipalities.
Manitoba is divided into 23 Census divisions.
Census Subdivisions are generally municipalities, or an area that is roughly
equivalent, such as an Aboriginal reserve, a town, a village, or an unorganized territory.
Manitoba had 298 subdivisions for the 2001 Census.
See the
Census Geography Overview site for more information.
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LEVEL 3: Data Liberation Initiative: access is restricted to only current faculty, students
and staff of the University of Manitoba, for non-commercial purposes. Qualified users may
access the data on campus or remotely. Includes Dissmeinaition areas and Forward Sortation Areas.
Dissemination areas are small areas with population between 400 and 700. This may be a couple
of blocks in a city, but also covers rural areas.
Forward Sortation Area is the area covered by the first three digits of a postal code.
For more information, see the
Census Geography Overview.
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OVERVIEW OF PRODUCTS:
- Analysis series of comprehensive articles. Free of charge.
- Multimedia presentations (may require Micromedia Flash Player)
- Highlight tables present key indicators at various levels of geography.
Free of charge via the internet.
- Topic-based tabulations
cross-tabulated tables with groups of variables on related subjects. Walk-in users, those on campus or those going through the proxy server can access
tables at all levels of geography except Dissemination area and Forward Sortation Area through the
Depository Services Program.
Current faculty, students or staff can access these two levels of
geography, for non-commercial purposes, through the
Data Liberation Initiative.
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Profiles: provides overall access to profile or univariate data. Walk-in users, those
on campus or those going through the proxy server will get access to tables at all levels of
geography except Dissemination area and Forward Sortation Area through the
Depository Services Program.
Current faculty, students or staff can access these two levels of
geography, for non-commercial purposes, through the
Data Liberation Initiative.
There are many subcategories of profile data:
- 2001 Census Data by topic
list all tables (highlight, profile and tabulation) for each Census topic.
- 2001 Census data by geography
list all tables (highlight, profile and tabulation) for a geographic area or place.
- Reference Maps show boundaries for all levels of geography.
- Thematic maps show census themes on a map.
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CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE:
Statistics Canada produces a wide variety of Census of Agriculture
information. The public can access information for Canada, provinces, territories, Census
Agricultural Region and Census Division directly from the
2001 Census of Agriculture
site at Statistics Canada. Current faculty, students and staff, for non-commercial purposes,
can access information for Census Consolidated Subdivisions (small areas such as Rhineland
or Stanley) through the
Data Liberation Initiative Census of Agriculture webpage.
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SURVEY DATA:
Statistics Canada produces three Public Use Micordata Files for the Census:
Individuals, Families, and Households. These
allow users to create their own cross-tabulations, based on a sample of Census returns.
This data is restriced to current faculty, students and staff, for non-commercial purposes,
through the
Data Liberation Initiative.
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CARTOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY FILES:
Statistics Canada creates digital boundary files for all Census
geographies. These can be used to thematically map Census variables. This data is restriced
to current faculty, students and staff, for non-commercial purposes,
through the
Data Liberation Initiative.
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