Demographics
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Canada census – Penetanguishene Community Profile
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2011 |
2006 |
2001 |
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Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:
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9111 (-2.6% from 2006)
25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
356.4 /km2 (923 /sq mi)
3923
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9354 (+12.5% from 2001)
25.38 km2 (9.80 sq mi)
368.6 /km2 (955 /sq mi)
42.9 (M: 41.5, F: 44.2)
3685
$51,666
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8316 (5.3% from 1996)
25.36 km2 (9.79 sq mi)
327.9 /km2 (849 /sq mi)
40.6 (M: 39.8, F: 41.3)
3388
$44,013
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References: 2011 2006 2001
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The town has a significant concentration of Franco-Ontarians. It is one of only three communities in Central and Southwestern Ontario where the population of francophones exceeds the provincial average of five percent, the other two being Welland and Lakeshore. The town is also 12.6% Métis, which is well above the provincial average of 0.6%.