Table 1.3 Basic Pop Trends County by County Census 2001 - place names pop_1996 pop_2001 % diff rank order absolute 1996-01 Sorted by absolute pop growth on growth pop growth - Canada 28,846,761 30,007,094 1,160,333 4.0 - Ontario 10,753,573 11,410,046 656,473 6.1 - York Regional Municipality 1 592,445 729,254 136,809 23.1 - Peel Regional Municipality 2 852,526 988,948 136,422 16.0 - Toronto Division 3 2,385,421 2,481,494 96,073 4.0 - Ottawa Division 4 721,136 774,072 52,936 7.3 - Durham Regional Municipality 5 458,616 506,901 48,285 10.5 - Simcoe County 6 329,865 377,050 47,185 14.3 - Halton Regional Municipality 7 339,875 375,229 35,354 10.4 - Waterloo Regional Municipality 8 405,435 438,515 33,080 8.2 - Essex County 9 350,329 374,975 24,646 7.0 - Hamilton Division 10 467,799 490,268 22,469 4.8 - Wellington County 11 171,406 187,313 15,907 9.3 - Middlesex County 12 389,616 403,185 13,569 3.5 - Niagara Regional Municipality 13 403,504 410,574 7,070 1.8 - Dufferin County 14 45,657 51,013 5,356 11.7 - Brant County 15 114,564 118,485 3,921 3.4 - Northumberland County 16 74,437 77,497 3,060 4.1 - Lanark County 17 59,845 62,495 2,650 4.4 - Muskoka District Municipality 18 50,463 53,106 2,643 5.2 - Prescott and Russell United Counties 19 74,013 76,446 2,433 3.3 - Peterborough County 20 123,448 125,856 2,408 2.0 - Elgin County 21 79,159 81,553 2,394 3.0 - Frontenac County 22 136,365 138,606 2,241 1.6 - Oxford County 23 97,142 99,270 2,128 2.2 - Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Municipality 24 102,575 104,670 2,095 2.0 - Perth County 25 72,106 73,675 1,569 2.2 - Grey County 26 87,621 89,073 1,452 1.7 - Kawartha Lakes Division 27 67,926 69,179 1,253 1.8 - Manitoulin District 28 11,747 12,679 932 7.9 - Leeds and Grenville 29 96,284 96,606 322 0.3 - Lennox and Addington County 30 39,203 39,461 258 0.7 - Prince Edward Division 31 25,046 24,901 (145) (0.6) - Hastings County 32 126,099 125,915 (184) (0.1) - Parry Sound District 33 39,885 39,665 (220) (0.6) - Haliburton County 34 15,321 15,085 (236) (1.5) - Huron County 35 60,220 59,701 (519) (0.9) - Sudbury District 36 23,831 22,894 (937) (3.9) - Rainy River District 37 23,138 22,109 (1,029) (4.4) - Renfrew County 38 96,224 95,138 (1,086) (1.1) - Kenora District 39 63,360 61,802 (1,558) (2.5) - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 40 111,301 109,522 (1,779) (1.6) - Bruce County 41 65,680 63,892 (1,788) (2.7) - Nipissing District 42 84,832 82,910 (1,922) (2.3) - Chatham-Kent Division 43 109,650 107,709 (1,941) (1.8) - Lambton County 44 128,975 126,971 (2,004) (1.6) - Timiskaming District 45 37,807 34,442 (3,365) (8.9) - Thunder Bay District 46 157,619 150,860 (6,759) (4.3) - Algoma District 47 125,455 118,567 (6,888) (5.5) - Cochrane District 48 93,240 85,247 (7,993) (8.6) - Greater Sudbury Division 49 165,362 155,268 (10,094) (6.1) table 2.1 The Growth of Children - rank order of counties Census 2001 - place names Census 2001 - place names rank order rank order on growth ages 0 to 4on growth ages 5 to 9 in 2001 in 1996 in 2001 in 1996 % growth % growth - Ontario 671,250 734,170 -8.6% - Ontario 772,650 748,070 3.3% - York Regional Municipality 1 45,555 41,375 10.1% - Peel Regional Municipality 1 76,035 64,400 18.1% - Peel Regional Municipality 2 68,115 67,710 0.6% - York Regional Municipality 2 53,200 46,670 14.0% - Wellington County 3 11,965 12,120 -1.3% - Halton Regional Municipality 3 27,050 24,715 9.4% - Essex County 4 23,655 23,995 -1.4% - Simcoe County 4 28,405 26,195 8.4% - Manitoulin District 5 750 770 -2.6% - Toronto Division 5 149,630 138,055 8.4% - Halton Regional Municipality 6 22,805 23,670 -3.7% - Dufferin County 6 4,295 3,990 7.6% - Waterloo Regional Municipality 7 27,960 29,655 -5.7% - Essex County 7 25,940 24,180 7.3% - Dufferin County 8 3,510 3,725 -5.8% - Durham Regional Municipality 8 41,090 38,750 6.0% - Simcoe County 9 22,845 24,330 -6.1% - Manitoulin District 9 890 850 4.7% - Ottawa Division 10 44,585 47,520 -6.2% - Waterloo Regional Municipality 10 31,215 30,180 3.4% - Elgin County 11 5,165 5,525 -6.5% - Wellington County 11 13,175 12,790 3.0% - Hamilton Division 12 28,470 30,910 -7.9% - Hamilton Division 12 32,510 31,715 2.5% - Toronto Division 13 143,515 156,285 -8.2% - Ottawa Division 13 50,190 49,125 2.2% - Oxford County 14 6,210 6,775 -8.3% - Middlesex County 14 27,585 27,365 0.8% - Perth County 15 4,565 5,130 -11.0% - Hastings County 15 8,375 8,330 0.5% - Durham Regional Municipality 16 33,030 37,385 -11.6% - Frontenac County 16 8,525 8,650 -1.4% - Brant County 17 6,915 7,875 -12.2% - Perth County 17 5,290 5,405 -2.1% - Huron County 18 3,475 3,995 -13.0% - Oxford County 18 7,100 7,265 -2.3% - Hastings County 19 6,675 7,680 -13.1% - Elgin County 19 5,990 6,145 -2.5% - Haldimand-Norfolk Regional M 20 5,765 6,635 -13.1% - Brant County 20 8,240 8,485 -2.9% - Chatham-Kent Division 21 6,150 7,080 -13.1% - Renfrew County 21 6,425 6,750 -4.8% - Muskoka District Municipality 22 2,500 2,895 -13.6% - Muskoka District Municipality 22 3,140 3,310 -5.1% - Middlesex County 23 23,160 27,210 -14.9% - Niagara Regional Municipality 23 25,795 27,235 -5.3% - Lanark County 24 3,325 3,925 -15.3% - Stormont, Dundas and Glengar 24 7,585 8,015 -5.4% - Kenora District 25 4,600 5,440 -15.4% - Leeds and Grenville 25 6,270 6,640 -5.6% - Grey County 26 4,465 5,285 -15.5% - Greater Sudbury Division 26 9,910 10,585 -6.4% - Frontenac County 27 7,030 8,345 -15.8% - Lanark County 27 4,245 4,535 -6.4% - Niagara Regional Municipality 28 21,235 25,235 -15.9% - Prescott and Russell United Co 28 5,720 6,115 -6.5% - Leeds and Grenville 29 5,070 6,085 -16.7% - Lennox and Addington County 29 2,570 2,765 -7.1% - Lennox and Addington County 30 2,040 2,485 -17.9% - Haldimand-Norfolk Regional Mu 30 7,135 7,750 -7.9% - Peterborough County 31 5,965 7,295 -18.2% - Chatham-Kent Division 31 7,190 7,810 -7.9% - Nipissing District 32 4,245 5,210 -18.5% - Parry Sound District 32 2,260 2,460 -8.1% - Timiskaming District 33 1,825 2,240 -18.5% - Huron County 33 4,100 4,490 -8.7% - Renfrew County 34 5,285 6,495 -18.6% - Thunder Bay District 34 9,880 10,820 -8.7% - Parry Sound District 35 1,760 2,170 -18.9% - Kawartha Lakes Division 35 4,460 4,910 -9.2% - Rainy River District 36 1,330 1,645 -19.1% - Sudbury District 36 1,535 1,690 -9.2% - Kawartha Lakes Division 37 3,350 4,195 -20.1% - Grey County 37 5,495 6,070 -9.5% - Thunder Bay District 38 8,085 10,185 -20.6% - Peterborough County 38 7,665 8,475 -9.6% - Prescott and Russell United Co 39 4,265 5,385 -20.8% - Rainy River District 39 1,630 1,820 -10.4% - Lambton County 40 6,530 8,260 -20.9% - Kenora District 40 5,110 5,710 -10.5% - Greater Sudbury Division 41 8,130 10,285 -21.0% - Prince Edward Division 41 1,430 1,600 -10.6% - Cochrane District 42 4,925 6,280 -21.6% - Lambton County 42 8,270 9,380 -11.8% - Haliburton County 43 575 750 -23.3% - Nipissing District 43 5,215 5,970 -12.6% - Prince Edward Division 44 1,025 1,340 -23.5% - Northumberland County 44 5,055 5,945 -15.0% - Stormont, Dundas and Glengar 45 5,575 7,320 -23.8% - Algoma District 45 7,200 8,550 -15.8% - Algoma District 46 5,520 7,385 -25.3% - Cochrane District 46 5,875 7,040 -16.5% - Northumberland County 47 3,755 5,050 -25.6% - Bruce County 47 3,975 4,795 -17.1% - Bruce County 48 2,885 3,985 -27.6% - Timiskaming District 48 2,100 2,660 -21.1% - Sudbury District 49 1,125 1,645 -31.6% - Haliburton County 49 740 940 -21.3% table 2.1 The Growth of Children - rank order of counties Census 2001 - place names Census 2001 - place names rank order rank order on growthages 10 to 14 on growth ages 15 to 19 in 2001 in 1996 in 2001 in 1996 % growth % growth - Ontario 788,850 731,980 7.8% - Ontario 769,415 698,000 10.2% - York Regional Municipality 1 56,960 46,830 21.6% - York Regional Municipality 1 54,785 43,780 25.1% - Simcoe County 2 28,995 24,075 20.4% - Simcoe County 2 25,535 20,745 23.1% - Dufferin County 3 4,395 3,710 18.5% - Durham Regional Municipalit 3 37,105 30,710 20.8% - Peel Regional Municipality 4 73,140 62,155 17.7% - Lanark County 4 4,400 3,655 20.4% - Durham Regional Municipality 5 41,445 35,330 17.3% - Dufferin County 5 3,690 3,085 19.6% - Halton Regional Municipality 6 27,145 23,530 15.4% - Peel Regional Municipality 6 70,805 60,115 17.8% - Manitoulin District 7 1,005 875 14.9% - Wellington County 7 13,110 11,245 16.6% - Ottawa Division 8 51,370 46,715 10.0% - Hamilton Division 8 33,325 29,210 14.1% - Prescott and Russell United Countie 9 6,290 5,760 9.2% - Halton Regional Municipality 9 24,920 21,950 13.5% - Waterloo Regional Municipality 10 31,825 29,145 9.2% - Muskoka District Municipality 10 3,530 3,140 12.4% - Essex County 11 25,985 23,940 8.5% - Peterborough County 11 8,975 7,990 12.3% - Lanark County 12 4,735 4,375 8.2% - Ottawa Division 12 49,440 44,135 12.0% - Hamilton Division 13 33,410 30,870 8.2% - Prescott and Russell United C 13 5,440 4,895 11.1% - Toronto Division 14 140,665 131,140 7.3% - Waterloo Regional Municipali 14 30,805 27,725 11.1% - Wellington County 15 13,590 12,710 6.9% - Middlesex County 15 27,805 25,140 10.6% - Hastings County 16 8,785 8,290 6.0% - Brant County 16 8,580 7,765 10.5% - Leeds and Grenville 17 6,745 6,420 5.1% - Hastings County 17 8,815 7,980 10.5% - Elgin County 18 6,295 6,010 4.7% - Manitoulin District 18 860 790 8.9% - Niagara Regional Municipality 19 27,885 26,715 4.4% - Perth County 19 5,660 5,205 8.7% - Middlesex County 20 28,035 26,860 4.4% - Haldimand-Norfolk Regional 20 8,085 7,475 8.2% - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 21 8,235 7,935 3.8% - Oxford County 21 7,230 6,695 8.0% - Lennox and Addington County 22 2,825 2,725 3.7% - Grey County 22 6,510 6,030