Source

Description

Metadata

Attributes

Demo Sample

How To Obtain

Source:

Environmental Systems Research Institute Canada Inc. (ESRI Canada)

ArcCanada CD-ROM, Schools and Libraries Edition, version 1.1, June 1998

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Description:

Census division (CD) is the general term applied to areas which fall in size between muncipalities (Census Subdivisions) and the province level . They are roughly the size of counties and regional municipalities.

See the 1996 Census Dictionary for more information about how this geographical unit is defined (Statistics Canada catalogue no. 92-351)

Boundary files are available for 1991 and 1996 Census.

File format: ArcView shapefile

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Metadata:

"ArcCanada: The Schools and Libraries Bundle - Data Summary"

Available from the ESRI Canada website http://www.esri.ca/k-12/metadata2/natcens/index.html

or on the CD-ROM in the Map Collection (g://html/natcens/index.htm)

General information about the census division can be obtained from documents about the Census of Canada. For example, Statistics Canada, 1996 Census Dictionary (February 1997, Catalogue No. 92-351) provides a definition and description for this geographical unit.

 

 

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Attribute Fields in This Coverage

• Cd (numeric code representing census division)
• Province (numeric code representing province)
• Prcd (unique code for each census division)
• Name
• Area_km
• Sgc (Standard Geographic Code)
• Pop_96 (Population, 1996 Census)
• Dwelling_96 (Dwelling count, 1996 Census)

 

 

 

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Demo Location:

These shapefiles may be mounted on the ArcCanada demonstrations, on the ArcView workstation in the Map Collection.

g:/acan_nat.apr View = Canada - Population. Add theme = g:/canada/cd96.shp or g:/canada/cd91.shp

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How To Obtain These Files:

This data is available for non-commercial uses only.

The file can be requested from the Map Collection.

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Last Reviewed: August 6, 2002
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