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People & Households

Colville Lake

 

People

 

Population

1996 1991 1986 1981 1976 1971
Population 90 69 52 57 56 65
% Change 30.4 32.7 -8.8 1.8 -13.8 -
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '71-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Percent Growth

1991 to 1996 1986 to 1991
Colville Lake

30.4

32.7
Northwest Territories 9.0 7.6
Canada 5.7 7.9
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

Age Structure

Colville Lake 1996 1991 1986
Total 90 69 52
0 to 4 Yrs. 15 10 5
5 to 9 Yrs. 10 5 5
10 to 14 Yrs. 5 10 5
15 to 24 Yrs. 15 5 20
25 to 44 Yrs. 20 10 15
45 to 64 Yrs. 5 5 10
65 Yrs. & Over 5 5 5
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 

Percent Distribution, 1996

Colville Lake Northwest Territories Canada
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 4 Yrs. 16.7 10.3 6.6
5 to 9 Yrs. 11.1 10.0 6.9
10 to 14 Yrs. 5.6 8.7 6.9
15 to 24 Yrs. 16.7 15.1 13.4
25 to 44 Yrs. 22.2 37.0 32.4
45 to 64 Yrs. 5.6 15.4 21.5
65 Yrs. & Over 5.6 3.5 12.2
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 

Ethnic Distribution, 1996

Colville Lake Northwest Territories Canada 
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0
Inuit - 10.2 0.1
Dene 94.4 27.8 1.8
Métis - 9.3 0.7
Other Aboriginal - 0.4 0.1
Multiple Aboriginal - 0.4 -
Non-Aboriginal - 51.8 97.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Language

Colville Lake

 

Mother Tongue  1996  1991  1986
English 40 10 -
Aboriginal Language 30 50 45

Home Language 1996 1991 1986
English 65 20 -
Aboriginal Language 15 40 40
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Ratio of Home Language to Mother Tongue,

for Aboriginal Languages

1996 1991 1986
Colville Lake 50.0 80.0 88.9
Northwest Territories 51.5 52.2 54.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Religion

Colville Lake

 

Religious Affiliation, 1991

Persons 15 Yrs. & Over Number %
Catholic 70 100.0
Protestant 10 14.3
Other - -
No Religious Affiliation - -
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '91 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

Households & Families

Colville Lake

 

 

Family Structure

Colville Lake 1996 1991 1986
Total Families 20 15 10
Husband & Wife Families 15 10 5
Lone Male Parent Families - - 5
Lone Female Parent Families - - 5
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

Comparison of Family Structure, 1996

Colville Lake

Northwest Territories Canada
Total

100.0

 100.0 100.0
Husband & Wife Families 75.0 83.6 85.5
Lone Male Parent Families - 3.5 2.1
Lone Female Parent Families - 12.8 12.2
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census '96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics

 

 

 

Dwelling & Habitation Statistics

 Colville Lake  1996  1991  1986
Occupied Private Dwellings 20 15 10
Average Persons per Dwelling 4.5 4.3 4.6
Dwellings with 5 or More Persons - 5 5
% With More than 5 Persons - 33.3 50.0
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

Comparison of Dwelling & Habitation Statistics

Colville Lake

Northwest Territories

Canada
Average Persons per Dwelling

4.5

3.1

2.6
% With More than 5 Persons

-

19.0

10.3
 Source: Statistics Canada, Census Years '86-'96 Prepared by: NWT Bureau of Statistics 

 

 

 IMPORTANT
To ensure confidentiality, data from the census are independently random rounded by Statistics Canada.
As a result, all numbers from the census end in the digit 0 or 5.
In some cases, this will result in totals that are inconsistent with their sums, particularly in smaller communities.

 

 

Last Update: June 21, 1999