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Originally Posted by Haliguy
Not sure I agree with that there isn't 117,000 people outside that area within HRM.
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It's a bit of a long and painful process, but you can look up the census tracts and their populations for Halifax-Dartmouth-Bedford-Sackville and surrounds, versus the more rural ones.
Here's a map:
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-re...146-205-00.pdf
Start looking up the populations of the rural tracts. They add up quickly...I wish I could find a summary table that lists the populations of all, but this quick table shows the population centre versus rural:
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-re...=51&O=A&RPP=25
We could probably quibble about whether a few of the tracts are rural versus part of the suburbs...but my argument stands. I've long seen that many people think that the "city" we live in is a lot bigger than it is, and they underestimate just how much of the population we claim actually lives out in the rural areas. I blame amalgamation. :-)
And I think this feeds the negativity sometimes, because we end up comparing ourselves to much bigger cities. On the other hand, it gives us more of a sense of striving and hustle, maybe?
I find looking at satellite images can be instructional too (such a geek.) We're certain not the only city that suffers from this - London ON has a similar tiny urban/suburban centre relative to a vast nearly-empty "metro". I've long felt London is Halifax's best comparison in many ways.