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Originally Posted by Old Yeller
I'm actually surprised our population density is as high as it is... I always thought Calgary's land area was huge compared to most other cities.
Edmonton, Halifax, Winnipeg and Saskatoon all have a larger land mass with smaller populations than Calgary.
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A lot of this comparison is apples and oranges...there are parts of Halifax (or rather Halifax Regional Municipality) that are very rural...as it's the amalgamation of a number of municipalities, which add land without population.
Another factor to consider is where a city is in it's growth, and in how much unused land it has got from it's surrounding rural areas. I know that Saskatoon has a fair amount of land that is a part of the city, but is farmland destined to be developed over the next few decades.
The municipality table has things much closer...
http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recen...=D#symbol-apop