Scottish origins on Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island
Scottish origin is reported by 65.2 percent of the population in private households in Inverness, Subd. B on Cape Breton, against 12.0 percent across Canada.
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About 308,000 people in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island reported Scottish origin. · Atlantic
Scottish is reported by 65.2 percent of the population in private households in Inverness, Subd. B, 55.4 percent in Victoria, Subd. B and 49.1 percent in Antigonish, Subd. A on the mainland.
Across the Cape Breton municipality the share is 39.3 percent, and on Prince Edward Island it is 49.3 percent in Vernon River.
Province-wide the Scottish share is 34.1 percent in Prince Edward Island and 26.9 percent in Nova Scotia, against 12.0 percent across Canada.
Across Canada 149 dissemination areas report Scottish above 50 percent of the population in private households.
Residents may report more than one origin, so the shares across origins can sum to more than 100 percent.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population
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