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Demo Sample

How To Obtain

Source:

Environmental Systems Research Institute Canada Inc. (ESRI Canada)

ArcCanada CD-ROM, Schools and Libraries Edition, version 1.0, 1997

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Description:

Census subdivision (CSD) "is the general term applying to muncipalities (as determined by provincial legislation) or their equivalent (for example, Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories)".

See the 1991 Census Dictionary for more information about how this geographical unit is defined (Statistics Canada catalogue no. 92-301)

There is a 1991 census subdivision boundary file for each individual province. Example shown is for Ontario; separate files are also available for other provinces. (Ontario example =1236 polygons).

File format: ArcView shapefile

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Metadata:

There is no metadata available specifically for this digital file.

General information about the census subdivision can be obtained from documents about the Census of Canada. For example, Statistics Canada, 1991 Census Dictionary (January 1992, Catalogue No. 92-301) provides a definition and description for this geographical unit, and a table indicating number of CSDs of different types for each province.

 

 

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Attribute Fields in This Coverage

• Csdname (name of census subdivision)
• Csdtype (type of census subdivision)
• Cmauid (3-digit code for Census Metropolitan Area)
• Sgc (Standard Geographic Classification code)
• Area_km
• Pop_91 (Population, 1991 Census)
• Dwelling_91 (Dwelling count, 1991 Census)

 

 

 

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Demo Location:

A demonstration copy of this coverage is mounted on the ArcView workstation in the Map Collection.

The demonstration shows the file for Ontario. Files are also available for all other provinces.

g:/acanada.apr. View = Ontario

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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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