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An update to a 2012 population overview post:

Former City of Hamilton (Wards 1-8) ◊
1956: 250,914
1961: 273,991
1966: 298,121
1971: 309,173
1976: 312,005
1981: 306,435
1986: 306,730
1991: 318,500
1996: 322,350
2001: 330,310
2006: 329,845
2011: 330,481
2016: 330,095

79,181 residents added (32% net growth) 1956-2016
20,922 residents added (7% net growth) 1971-2016
215 residents lost (<0.01% net loss) 2001-2016

SEGMENTED:

Hamilton, Lower City (Wards 1-5) נ
1956: 200,037
1961: 198,689
1966: 203,627
1971: 207,572
1976: 202,045
1981: 194,537
1986: 189,924
1991: 187,181
1996: 185,118
2001: 186,938
2006: 182,405
2011: 180,246
2016: 176,815

23,222 residents lost (12% net loss) 1956-2016
30,757 residents lost (15% net loss) 1971-2016
10,123 residents lost (5% net loss) 2001-2016

Hamilton Mountain (Wards 6-8) נ
1956: 50,877
1961: 75,302
1966: 94,494
1971: 101,601
1976: 109,960
1981: 111,897
1986: 116,810
1991: 131,318
1996: 137,234
2001: 143,371
2006: 147,440
2011: 150,235
2016: 153,280

102,403 residents added (201% net growth) 1956-2016
51,679 residents added (51% net growth) 1971-2016
9,864 residents added (7% net growth) 2001-2016


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Suburbs (Wards 9-15)
1956: 52,455
1961: 74,190
1966: 84,999
1971: 92,066
1976: 97,490
1981: 105,010
1986: 116,655
1991: 130,160
1996: 145,475
2001: 159,147
2006: 174,715
2011: 189,468
2016: 206,835

154,380 residents added (294% net growth) 1956-2016
114,769 residents added (125% net growth) 1971-2016
47,688 residents added (30% net growth) 2001-2016

SEGMENTED:

Glanbrook-Stoney Creek (Wards 9-11) ◊
1956: 17,378
1961: 29,738
1966: 34,121
1971: 37,309
1976: 40,475
1981: 46,530
1986: 53,145
1991: 56,695
1996: 64,885
2001: 69,472
2006: 77,570
2011: 87,558
2016: 99,335

81,957 residents added (472% net growth) 1956-2016
62,026 residents added (166% net growth) 1971-2016
29,863 residents added (43% net growth) 2001-2016

Ancaster (Ward 12) ◊
1956: 9,157
1961: 13,338
1966: 14,960
1971: 15,087
1976: 14,255
1981: 14,425
1986: 17,260
1991: 21,985
1996: 23,403
2001: 25,297
2006: 31,040
2011: 35,120
2016: 38,745

29,588 residents added (323% net growth) 1956-2016
23,658 residents added (157% net growth) 1971-2016
13,448 residents added (53% net growth) 2001-2016

Dundas (Ward 13) ◊
1956: 10,886
1961: 12,912
1966: 15,501
1971: 18,740
1976: 19,180
1981: 19,585
1986: 20,115
1991: 21,865
1996: 23,125
2001: 24,394
2006: 24,695
2011: 24,907
2016: 24,285

14,021 residents added (128% net growth) 1956-2011
5,545 residents added (30% net growth) 1971-2016
109 residents lost (0.3% net loss) 2001-2016

Flamborough (Wards 14+15) ◊‡
1956: 15,034
1961: 18,202
1966: 20,417
1971: 20,930
1976: 23,580
1981: 24,470
1986: 26,135
1991: 29,615
1996: 34,035
2001: 39,984
2006: 41,410
2011: 41,883
2016: 44,470

29,436 residents added (196% net growth) 1956-2016
23,540 residents added (112% net growth) 1971-2016
4,486 residents added (11% net growth) 2001-2016


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DATA SOURCES:

◊ Hamilton 1956-1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016
∆ Burlington 1971-2011
§ Grimsby 1981, 1991-2011
† Segmented Hamilton: 1956-1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 & 2016
‡ Post-2000, ward data fused to reflect pre-amalgamation boundaries