Demography

(population by community • place of residence • age group • families • testimonials)

 

Demography - population by community

 
 
     
 

The Cree population has grown rapidly over the last 30 years, almost tripling (+ 189%) between 1971 and 2003. This trend began in the early 1950s with the institution of healthcare services and social assistance. The smallest population growth during this period was in Mistissini (+ 79%), which lost part of its population when the villages of Nemaska and OujéBougoumou were created.

  
 

Cree Community Populations – 1971 and 2003

  

1971a

2003

1971‑2003
variation
(%)

Community

Population

Community

Population

Great Whale

329

Whapmagoostui

762

132

Fort George

1,280

Chisasibi

3,486

172

Paint Hills

514

Wemindji

1,170

128

Eastmain

282

Eastmain

593

110

Fort-Rupert

755

Waskaganish

1,743

131

Mistissini

1,598

Mistissini

2,855

79

Waswanipi

0

Waswanipi

1,314

N/Ab

—

—

Nemaska

580

N/A

—

—

Oujé-Bougoumou

596

N/A

—

—

JBNQA territory

669

N/A

Total – 1971

4,758

Total – 2003

13,768

189

a.  The 1971 data includes Crees, Inuit and non-Natives, except in the case of Great Whale, where only Crees are included (329 Crees out of a total of 1,019 inhabitants).

b.  N/A: not applicable.

Source:        Statistics Canada, 1971 census of Canada, except for the Great Whale data, which comes from SDBJ and SEBJ, 1974; Register of Cree beneficiaries of the JBNQA, 2003.

 

 
     
 
Cree Community Populations – 1971 and 2003
 
 
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