Where is Canada's geographic centre of population?

[Docere]

The regional population distributions are quite interesting, and it's not a simple "movement west." The Prairies were the slow-growth region between 1930 and 1970. Quebec grew faster than Ontario in the country's first 80 years - presumably due to birth rates (Quebec had 88% of Ontario's population in 1951, compared to 73% in the first post-Confederation census). And Ontario actually increased its share from around a third in the mid-20th century to nearly 40% today. BC, meanwhile, went from least populated western province in 1931 to most populated western province in 1951.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Nashe

Creeps closer to Okotoks every year...

/thread.

[MolsonExport]

In the first half of the 20th century, the most populous western province was Saskatchewan, but its population was later eclipsed by British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba

[Docere]

Yup, of the four western provinces BC went from least to most populated and Saskatchewan from most to least populated.

[Docere]

The population of Saskatchewan declined by 7% between 1941 and 1951.