Timmins - Demographics

Demographics

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1912	974	—
1921	3,843	+294.6%
1931	14,200	+269.5%
1941	28,544	+101.0%
1951	27,743	−2.8%
1961	29,270	+5.5%
1971	28,542	−2.5%
1981	46,114	+61.6%
1991	47,461	+2.9%
1996	47,499	+0.1%
2001	43,686	−8.0%
2006	42,997	−1.6%
2011	43,165	+0.4%

Canada 2006 Census		Population	% of Total Population
Visible minority group	South Asian	10	0
	Chinese	125	0.3
	Black	140	0.3
	Filipino	115	0.3
	Latin American	40	0.1
	Southeast Asian	50	0.1
	Other visible minority	30	0.1
Total visible minority population		510	1.2
Aboriginal group	First Nations	1,465	3.5
	Métis	1,690	4
	Inuit	25	0.1
Total Aboriginal population		3,280	7.7
White		38,665	91.1
Total population		42,455	100

Canada census – Timmins Community Profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Mean household income:	43,165 (0.4% from 2006) 2,979.15 km2 (1,150.26 sq mi) 14.5 /km2 (38 /sq mi) 18,806	42,997 (+-1.6% from 2001) 2,961.58 km2 (1,143.47 sq mi) 14.5 /km2 (38 /sq mi) 39.6 (M: 39.0, F: 40.3) 18,642 $55,623	43,686 (-8.0% from 1996) 2,961.52 km2 (1,143.45 sq mi) 14.8 /km2 (38 /sq mi) 37.1 (M: 36.7, F: 37.5) 18,806 $45,681

References: 2011 2006 2001

The 2006 census indicated that Timmins was 91.1% White, 7.7% Aboriginal, and 1.2% Visible Minorities. After several years of decline, the city's population has grown again, with an intercensal population estimate of 44,507 in 2008 and a rapid increase in new retail development projects in the city's west end.