Term: Census Division (CD)

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-02-16

Definition:

Statistics Canada defined, in the 2001 and 1996 census, as areas (e.g. counties, regional districts, regional municipalities) established by provincial law, which are intermediate geographic areas between the municipality and the provincial.

Related terms 

• Canadian Census Data
• Census Agglomeration (CA)
• Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
• Census SubDivision (CSD)
• Census Tract (CT)
• Dissemination Area (DA)
• Enumeration Area (EA)
• Standard Geographical Classification System
• Statistics Canada

Links 

• StatsCan Web Site - Definition of Census Division (CD)