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Originally Posted by Authentic_City
^Winnipeg never fell behind Hamilton, but Hamilton has grown at a pretty brisk pace in recent years. There was speculation in the early 2000s that Hamilton would surpass Winnipeg in short order, but it hasn't yet. Kitchener-Waterloo has had a pretty good growth spurt recently too. Anyway, good to see Winnipeg well above 800K and growing.
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Yeah you're wrong on both counts. From 2005 - 2008 Hamilton population exceeded Winnipegs
2008:
Hamilton 725,297
Winnipeg 723,251
Since 2008 Winnipeg has grown at a higher pace than Hamilton both on a raw numbers and percentage basis every year. Hamiltons population has grown on average of 0.91% per year. Winnipeg on average has grown at a rate of 1.48%.
Last 3 years growth:
Hamilton 0.70% 1.04% 1.20%
Winnipeg 1.44% 2.12% 1.82%
All data from Stats Can Estimates of population by census metropolitan area