Cape Breton Regional Municipality - Demographics

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1851 27,520 —
1861 20,866 −24.2%
1871 26,454 +26.8%
1881 31,817 +20.3%
1891 34,244 +7.6%
1901 49,166 +43.6%
1911 73,500 +49.5%
1921 86,319 +17.4%
1931 92,502 +7.2%
1941 110,703 +19.7%
1951 120,306 +8.7%
1961 131,507 +9.3%
1971 129,075 −1.8%
1981 127,035 −1.6%
1991 117,403 −7.6%
1996 114,733 −2.3%
2001 105,968 −7.6%
2006 102,250 −3.5%
2011 97,398 −4.7%
Population prior to 1996 is for Cape Breton County.

Population from 1996 onwards is for Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality has the same boundaries as the former county.
Canada 2006 Census Population % of Total Population
Visible minority group
 South Asian 255 0.3
Chinese 215 0.2
Black 970 1
Filipino 10 0
Latin American 10 0
Arab 105 0.1
Southeast Asian 40 0
West Asian 15 0
Korean 0 0
Japanese 20 0
Other visible minority 15 0
Mixed visible minority 80 0.1
Total visible minority population 1,745 1.7
Aboriginal group
 First Nations 755 0.7
Métis 180 0.2
Inuit 45 0
Total Aboriginal population 1,060 1
White 98,175 97.2
Total population 100,980 100

Mother tongue language (2011)

Language Population Pct (%)
English only 93,210 97.21%
French only 920 0.96%
Non-official languages 1,475 1.54%
Multiple responses 270 0.28%
Ethnic origin (2006)
Ethnicity Population Percent
Canadian 49,960 46.3%
Scottish 43,055 39.9%
English 24,305 22.5%
Irish 23,300 21.6%
French 17,665 16.4%
North American Indian 4,435 4.1%
Italian 3,075 2.9%
German 2,660 2.5%
Polish 2,390 2.2%
Dutch (Netherlands) 1,520 1.4%
Ukrainian 1,140 1.1%
Welsh 1,105 1.0%
Lebanese 1,075 1.0%

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