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Census subdivisions - Canada
This dataset is part of the Geographical repository maintained by Opendatasoft. This dataset contains data for all Census Subdivisions in Canada. Census subdivision (CSD) is the general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial/territorial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equ...
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Data schema (14 fields)
Filterable via the API (12)
yearprov_codeprov_name_encd_codecd_name_encsd_codecsd_name_encsd_area_codecsd_typeprov_name_frcd_name_frcsd_name_fr
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| Fill | Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | geo_point_2dGeo Point | geo_point_2d | — |
| — | geo_shapeShape | geo_shape | — |
| — | year | date | — |
| — | prov_codeOfficial Code Province / Territory | text | — |
| — | prov_name_enOfficial Name Province / Territory (English) | text | — |
| — | cd_codeOfficial Code Census Division | text | — |
| — | cd_name_enOfficial Name Census Division (English) | text | — |
| — | csd_codeOfficial Code Census Subdivision | text | — |
| — | csd_name_enOfficial Name Census Subdivision (English) | text | — |
| — | csd_area_codeIso 3166-3 Area Code | text | — |
| 100% | csd_typeType (English / French) | text | — |
| 100% | prov_name_frOfficial Name Province / Territory (French) | text | — |
| 100% | cd_name_frOfficial Name Census Division (French) | text | — |
| 100% | csd_name_frOfficial Name Census Subdivision (French) | text | — |
Schema captured from opendatasoft 2 hours ago.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4714"]
{
"year": "2021",
"cd_code": [
"4714"
],
"csd_code": [
"4714072"
],
"csd_type": "Rural municipality",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
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},
"properties": {}
},
"prov_code": [
"47"
],
"cd_name_en": [
"Division No. 14"
],
"cd_name_fr": "Division No. 14",
"csd_name_en": [
"Nipawin No. 487"
],
"csd_name_fr": "Nipawin No. 487",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 53.28824708816311,
"lon": -104.05283880342117
},
"prov_name_en": [
"Saskatchewan"
],
"prov_name_fr": "Saskatchewan",
"csd_area_code": "CAN"
}Record 2year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4813"]
{
"year": "2021",
"cd_code": [
"4813"
],
"csd_code": [
"4813018"
],
"csd_type": "Municipal district",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
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"coordinates": [
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},
"properties": {}
},
"prov_code": [
"48"
],
"cd_name_en": [
"Division No. 13"
],
"cd_name_fr": "Division No. 13",
"csd_name_en": [
"Barrhead County No. 11"
],
"csd_name_fr": "Barrhead County No. 11",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 54.15238340522764,
"lon": -114.51124058719193
},
"prov_name_en": [
"Alberta"
],
"prov_name_fr": "Alberta",
"csd_area_code": "CAN"
}Record 3year: 2021 · cd_code: ["4815"]
{
"year": "2021",
"cd_code": [
"4815"
],
"csd_code": [
"4815037"
],
"csd_type": "Improvement district",
"geo_shape": "[large value omitted]",
"prov_code": [
"48"
],
"cd_name_en": [
"Division No. 15"
],
"cd_name_fr": "Division No. 15",
"csd_name_en": [
"Improvement District No. 12 Jasper Park"
],
"csd_name_fr": "Improvement District No. 12 Jasper Park",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 52.84720325724905,
"lon": -117.96677241971315
},
"prov_name_en": [
"Alberta"
],
"prov_name_fr": "Alberta",
"csd_area_code": "CAN"
}Record 4year: 2021 · cd_code: ["1001"]
{
"year": "2021",
"cd_code": [
"1001"
],
"csd_code": [
"1001421"
],
"csd_type": "Subdivision of unorganized / Subdivision non organisée",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
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},
"properties": {}
},
"prov_code": [
"10"
],
"cd_name_en": [
"Division No. 1"
],
"cd_name_fr": "Division No. 1",
"csd_name_en": [
"Division No. 1",
"Subd. M"
],
"csd_name_fr": "Division No. 1, Subd. M",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 47.45871072974415,
"lon": -53.366277027805694
},
"prov_name_en": [
"Newfoundland and Labrador"
],
"prov_name_fr": "Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador",
"csd_area_code": "CAN"
}Record 5year: 2021 · cd_code: ["1309"]
{
"year": "2021",
"cd_code": [
"1309"
],
"csd_code": [
"1309019"
],
"csd_type": "Village",
"geo_shape": {
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
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},
"properties": {}
},
"prov_code": [
"13"
],
"cd_name_en": [
"Northumberland"
],
"cd_name_fr": "Northumberland",
"csd_name_en": [
"Blackville"
],
"csd_name_fr": "Blackville",
"geo_point_2d": {
"lat": 46.73705645460136,
"lon": -65.83187071709301
},
"prov_name_en": [
"New Brunswick"
],
"prov_name_fr": "Nouveau-Brunswick",
"csd_area_code": "CAN"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
Using the API
Configuration
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- https://public.opendatasoft.com/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/georef-canada-census-subdivision
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https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/reference/licence
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per ipmeasured
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Dataset
Volume & freshness
Records
5.2k
5161
Update cadence
Irregular
declared upstream
Last upstream update
4 years ago
2023-01-30
Temporal coverage
2016 → 2019
License
No license declared upstream.
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