Editing Colchester County (section)

== Demographics ==
As a [[Census divisions of Canada|census division]] in the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Colchester County had a population of {{nts|51476}} living in {{nts|23056}} of its {{nts|25638}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:51476-50585}}|50585|1}} from its 2016 population of {{nts|50585}}. With a land area of {{convert|3627.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|51476|3627.5|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000701 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 2, 2022}}</ref>

Forming the majority of the Colchester County census division, the Municipality of the County of Colchester, including its Subdivisions A, B, and C, had a population of {{val|36044|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|15665|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|17877|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:36044-36091}}|36091|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|36091|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|3568.71|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|36044|3568.71|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCSD>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000212 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nova Scotia | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 2, 2022}}</ref>

'''Population trend'''<ref>[http://www66.statcan.gc.ca/eng/acyb_c1943-44-eng.aspx?opt=/eng/1943-44/194301510081_p.%2081.pdf Censues 1871-1941]</ref><ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Census
! Population
! Change (%)
|-
| 2021
| 51,476
| {{gain}}1.8%
|-
| 2016
|  50,585	
| {{loss}}0.8%
|-
| 2011
|  50,968   	
| {{profit}}1.9%
|-
| 2006
|  50,023   	
| {{profit}}1.5%
|-
| 2001
|  49,307
| {{profit}}0.1%
|-
| 1996
|  49,262
| {{profit}}3.3%
|-
| 1991
|  47,683
| {{gain}}5.7%
|-
| 1986
|  45,093
| {{gain}}4.3%
|-
| 1981
|  43,244
| N/A
|-
| 1941
|  30,124
| 
|-
| 1931
|  25,051
|  
|-
| 1921
|  25,196
|  
|-
| 1911
|  23,664
|  
|-
| 1901
|  24,900
|  
|-
| 1891
|  27,160
| 
|-
| 1881
|  26,720
| 
|-
| 1871
|  23,331
| N/A
|}

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in Colchester County (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Colchester&DGUIDlist=2021A00031210&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1210&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&SearchText=Colchester&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1210&Data=Count&SearchText=Colchester&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1210&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Colchester&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=1210&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Colchester&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 45,550
| {{Percentage | 45550 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 45,455
| {{Percentage | 45455 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 47,050
| {{Percentage | 47050 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 47,080
| {{Percentage | 47080 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 46,610
| {{Percentage | 46610 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 2,785
| {{Percentage | 2785 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 2,585
| {{Percentage | 2585 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 1,935
| {{Percentage | 1935 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 1,280
| {{Percentage | 1280 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 1,115
| {{Percentage | 1115 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 880
| {{Percentage | 880 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 865
| {{Percentage | 865 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 645
| {{Percentage | 645 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 705
| {{Percentage | 705 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 635
| {{Percentage | 635 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 575
| {{Percentage | 575 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 245
| {{Percentage | 245 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 145
| {{Percentage | 145 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 180
| {{Percentage | 180 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 170
| {{Percentage | 170 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 270
| {{Percentage | 270 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 205
| {{Percentage | 205 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 90
| {{Percentage | 90 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 235
| {{Percentage | 235 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 185
| {{Percentage | 185 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 130
| {{Percentage | 130 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 105
| {{Percentage | 105 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 185
| {{Percentage | 185 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 105
| {{Percentage | 105 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 75
| {{Percentage | 75 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 75
| {{Percentage | 75 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 50585 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 49730 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 50030 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 49515 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 48785 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 50,585
! {{Percentage | 50585 | 51476 | 2 }}
! 49,730
! {{Percentage | 49730 | 50585 | 2 }}
! 50,030
! {{Percentage | 50030 | 50968 | 2 }}
! 49,515
! {{Percentage | 49515 | 50023 | 2 }}
! 48,785
! {{Percentage | 48785 | 49307 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 51,476
! {{Percentage | 51476 | 51476 | 2 }}
! 50,585
! {{Percentage | 50585 | 50585 | 2 }}
! 50,968
! {{Percentage | 50968 | 50968 | 2 }}
! 50,023
! {{Percentage | 50023 | 50023 | 2 }}
! 49,307
! {{Percentage | 49307 | 49307 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

'''Ethnic Origin (2006)'''<ref name="SC2006-Ethnicity">[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-562/pages/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CD&Code=1210&Data=Count&Table=2&StartRec=1&Sort=3&Display=All&CSDFilter=5000 2006 Statistics Canada Census Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada: Colchester County, Nova Scotia]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ethnic Origin
! Population
! Pct (%)
|-
| [[Canadians|Canadian]]
|  20,510
| 41.4%
|-
| [[Scottish Canadian|Scottish]]
|  19,455
| 39.3%
|-
| [[English Canadian|English]]
|  16,060
| 32.4%
|-
| [[Irish Canadian|Irish]]
|  11,155
| 22.5%
|-
| [[French Canadian|French]]
|  5,880
| 11.9%
|-
| [[Canadians of German ethnicity|German]]
|  4,085
| 8.3%
|-
| [[Canadians of Dutch descent|Dutch (Netherlands)]]
|  2,480
| 5.0%
|-
| [[First Nations in Canada|North American Indian]] 
|  2,100
| 4.2%
|}

=== Language ===
'''Mother tongue language (2011)'''<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Language
! Population
! Pct (%)
|-
| English only
|  48,580
| 96.34%
|-
| French only
|  560
| 1.11%
|-
| Non-official languages
|   1,065
| 2.11%
|-
| Multiple responses
|   225
| 0.45%
|}