Posted May 23, 2024, 12:54 AM
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Ham-burgher
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 6,909
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On the positive (for those who find meaning in it) Hamilton CMA's growth has sped up the past few years. That's probably going to continue given all the stuff under construction.
I found the Census Subdivision ("municipal") story a bit more interesting. In the Hamilton CMA, the city's estimated growth rose last year (1.5% to 2.1%) while mostly built-out Burlington's did too it was 0.7% (up from 0.3%). Grimsby was highest at 2.4%, but its population is only a little over 31,000 so most of the growth in the CMA was due to the City of Hamilton. These numbers are still much lower than "peer" cities, but still we're far from stagnant.
Before I knew about Statistics Canada data and population estimates, I remember rarely seeing change in the population number on the way into the city along the QEW. Seemed like it was "stuck" at a little more than 300,000 for a long time... this was pre-amalgamation, mind you, and much of the growth in the area was happening in the former suburban municipalities and in Burlington. But I wouldn't be surprised if a further breakdown of the city into its former components showed the "old" Hamilton growing again, despite household sizes declining especially in the lower city.
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