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Ranking of the provinces and territories of Canada by book, stationery and hobby stores per inhabitant

How many book, stationery and hobby stores there are per 100,000 inhabitants in every province of Canada and in the cities of more than 100,000 inhabitants. On average, 33.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, one for every 3,007 inhabitants.

Provinces and territories CitiesChain ranking: Books, stationery & hobbies
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33.3
book, stationery and hobby stores per 100,000 inhabitants — Canada
one for every 3,007 inhabitants
65.4
the most — Prince Edward Island
one for every 1,528 inhabitants
13.6
the fewest — Nunavut
one for every 7,372 inhabitants
37.1M
inhabitants
GeoNames (administrative divisions)
How we count. Stores — the open book, stationery and hobby stores of our base on the date of the update. Population — GeoNames (administrative divisions). Tourist areas and shopping centres of a region rise in the ranking: many stores for the resident population.

Ranking of the provinces and territories: book, stationery and hobby stores per 100,000 inhabitants

Book, stationery and hobby stores per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per store. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Province ↕Population ↕Books & hobbies ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per store ↕
01 Prince Edward Island 154,331 101
65.4
 1,528
02 Yukon 40,232 23
57.2
 1,749
03 Northwest Territories 41,070 19
46.3
 2,162
04 Nova Scotia 969,383 391
40.3
 2,479
05 British Columbia 5,000,879 1,989
39.8
 2,514
06 New Brunswick 775,610 308
39.7
 2,518
07 Ontario 14,223,942 4,746
33.4
 2,997
08 Alberta 4,368,370 1,374
31.5
 3,179
09 Quebec 8,501,840 2,595
30.5
 3,276
10 Newfoundland and Labrador 510,550 155
30.4
 3,294
11 Saskatchewan 1,132,505 316
27.9
 3,584
12 Manitoba 1,342,153 315
23.5
 4,261
13 Nunavut 36,858 5
13.6
 7,372
Average of Canada — 33.3 per 100,000 inhabitants12,337 book, stationery and hobby stores · 37,097,723 inhabitants

Cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Book, stationery and hobby stores per 100,000 inhabitants in the large cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Population ↕Books & hobbies ↕Per 100,000 people ↕Inhabitants per store ↕
01 VictoriaBritish Columbia 289,625 189
65.3
 1,532
02 ThornhillOntario 115,292 70
60.7
 1,647
03 Red DeerAlberta 100,844 54
53.5
 1,867
04 MarkhamOntario 338,503 164
48.4
 2,064
05 SherbrookeQuebec 129,447 62
47.9
 2,088
06 VancouverBritish Columbia 662,248 309
46.7
 2,143
07 OshawaOntario 175,383 81
46.2
 2,165
08 KingstonOntario 132,485 60
45.3
 2,208
09 RichmondBritish Columbia 209,937 95
45.3
 2,210
10 St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador 110,525 50
45.2
 2,211
11 Thunder BayOntario 108,843 49
45.0
 2,221
12 DartmouthNova Scotia 101,343 45
44.4
 2,252
13 KelownaBritish Columbia 144,576 62
42.9
 2,332
14 LethbridgeAlberta 103,197 44
42.6
 2,345
15 BrantfordOntario 104,688 41
39.2
 2,553
16 SaskatoonSaskatchewan 266,141 104
39.1
 2,559
17 BarrieOntario 147,829 57
38.6
 2,593
18 KamloopsBritish Columbia 104,460 40
38.3
 2,612
19 ChilliwackBritish Columbia 101,491 38
37.4
 2,671
20 St. CatharinesOntario 136,803 51
37.3
 2,682
21 WaterlooOntario 104,986 39
37.1
 2,692
22 ReginaSaskatchewan 226,404 83
36.7
 2,728
23 Trois-RivièresQuebec 144,472 51
35.3
 2,833
24 EdmontonAlberta 1,010,899 342
33.8
 2,956
25 MontrealQuebec 1,762,949 582
33.0
 3,029
26 WindsorOntario 229,660 75
32.7
 3,062
27 GuelphOntario 143,740 46
32.0
 3,125
28 BurnabyBritish Columbia 249,125 79
31.7
 3,153
29 DeltaBritish Columbia 101,668 32
31.5
 3,177
30 LondonOntario 422,324 132
31.3
 3,199
31 AbbotsfordBritish Columbia 141,397 44
31.1
 3,214
32 Richmond HillOntario 202,022 61
30.2
 3,312
33 CambridgeOntario 129,920 39
30.0
 3,331
34 MississaugaOntario 717,961 213
29.7
 3,371
35 BurlingtonOntario 186,948 54
28.9
 3,462
36 KitchenerOntario 256,885 72
28.0
 3,568
37 CalgaryAlberta 1,306,784 347
26.6
 3,766
38 TerrebonneQuebec 111,575 29
26.0
 3,847
39 WinnipegManitoba 749,607 194
25.9
 3,864
40 GatineauQuebec 300,045 74
24.7
 4,055
41 LavalQuebec 438,366 105
24.0
 4,175
42 WhitbyOntario 138,501 33
23.8
 4,197
43 Greater SudburyOntario 166,004 39
23.5
 4,257
44 SurreyBritish Columbia 568,322 131
23.1
 4,338
45 OrléansOntario 125,937 29
23.0
 4,343
46 HamiltonOntario 569,353 128
22.5
 4,448
47 OakvilleOntario 213,759 48
22.5
 4,453
48 LevisQuebec 143,414 32
22.3
 4,482
49 LangleyBritish Columbia 132,603 29
21.9
 4,573
50 AjaxOntario 119,677 25
20.9
 4,787
51 OttawaOntario 1,017,449 200
19.7
 5,087
52 SydneyNova Scotia 105,968 20
18.9
 5,298
53 HalifaxNova Scotia 471,559 87
18.4
 5,420
54 TorontoOntario 2,794,356 510
18.3
 5,479
55 LongueuilQuebec 229,330 41
17.9
 5,593
56 NepeanOntario 180,000 31
17.2
 5,806
57 MiltonOntario 132,979 22
16.5
 6,045
58 CoquitlamBritish Columbia 148,625 24
16.1
 6,193
59 BramptonOntario 656,480 94
14.3
 6,984
60 VaughanOntario 323,103 29
9.0
 11,141
61 GloucesterOntario 150,012 10
6.7
 15,001
62 Ville-MarieQuebec 104,944 4
3.8
 26,236
63 SaguenayQuebec 148,886 4
2.7
 37,222
64 SaanichBritish Columbia 117,735 2
1.7
 58,868
65 Guelph/EramosaOntario 143,740 2
1.4
 71,870
66 Petit-SaguenayQuebec 148,886 1
0.7
 148,886

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