1.population
DISTRICT OF KITIMAT
Population Estimates and Census Counts, 1953 to Date
Year Population Comment
1953 2,500 Estimate. Municipality incorporated. Many construction workers
1954 4,000 Estimate. Majority construction workers, some production
workers at Alcan start-up
1955 8,000 Estimate. Rapid expansion in construction and production at
Alcan
1956 9,679 First Census figure.
1957 13,800 Estimate. Many construction workers at smelter and in townsite
1958 11,300 Estimate. Some decline in construction activity
1959 8,781 Estimate. Alcan curtails expansion plan, Saguenay-Kitimat Co.
disbands
1960 9,336 Estimate
1961 8,217 Census. Temporary shutdown at Kemano Power House
1962 7,703 Estimate
1963 8,497 Estimate
1964 9,000 Estimate
1965 9,500 Estimate Eurocan formed by Finnish Companies
1966 9,735 Census
1967 10,000 Estimate. A few Eurocan employees arrive.
1968 10,500 Estimate. Additional Eurocan employees, most engaged in
preliminary planning
1969 12,090 Estimate. Eurocan construction ongoing
1970 12,500 Estimate. Includes Eurocan construction & production workers
1971 11,803 Census. Eurocan Mill completed, construction workers leave
1972 13,272 Estimate. Alcan production increases, service sector jobs
created
1973 13,755 Estimate. Alcan production up, service sector increases
1974 13,563 Incremental increase in basic and service sectors
1975 13,500 Estimate
1976 13,000 Estimate (Census: 11,956)
1977 13,200 Estimate
1978 13,000 Estimate
1979 13,500 Estimate
1980 13,650 Estimate
1981 14,500 Estimate (Census: 12,814). Construction workers for Ocelot,
Eurocan maxi-stretch, Alcan anode paste plant
1982 14,000 Estimate. Eurocan woodmill closed Nov ’81, significant layoffs
81/82. All major construction complete by 1 July
1983 13,500 Estimate
1984 13,500 Estimate
1985 13,000 Estimate
1986 12,500 Estimate
11,196 Census
11,633 Estimate, BCStats
1987 12,000 Estimate, BCStats: 11,544
1988 11,196 Census figure for 1986, BCStats: 11,287
1989 11,200 Estimate generated October 1989, BCStats: 11,327
1990 11,535 Estimate October 1990, BCStats: 11,428
1991 11,305 Census (June 1991), BCStats: 11,618
1992 11,305 Estimate, BCStats: 11,547
1993 11,305 Estimate, BCStats: 11,480
1994 11,504 BCStats estimate (1 July 1994), later revised to est 11,765
1995 11,725
11,382
Estimate
BCStats Estimate (1 July 1995)
1996 11,136 Census
11,587 BCStats (1 July 1996)
1997 11,636 BCStats (1 July 1997), later revised to est 11,742
1998 11,725 BCStats (1 July 199

, later revised to est 11,692 and 11,365
1999 11,672 BCStats (1 July 1999), later revised to est 11,195
Source: District of Kitimat
Community Planning and Development Department Printed 6/15/2009
Kitimat Population, 1953 to Date cont’d
Year Population Comment
2000 11,533 BCStats (1 July 2000), later revised to est 10,919
(Eurocan had 40 layoffs) (Alcan had 25 exempt staff severances;
more than 170 unionized employees offered voluntary packages)
2001 10,295 Census (Methanex 12 month Shutdown)
10,771 BCStats (1 July 2001)
2002 10,851 BCStats (1 July 2002), later revised to est 10,430
2003 10,432 BCStats (1 July 2003), later revised to est 10,116
2004 10,449 BCStats (1 July 2004), later revised to est 10,014
2005 10,587 BCStats (1 July 2005), Methanex shutdown Nov 2005. Later
revised to 9,633
2006 8,987 Census
9,328 BCStats (1 July 2006), incl prelim est of Census undercount
2007 9,044 BCStats (1 July 2007)
2008 9,182 BCStats (1 July 200

2009