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Number of Ontario Census Farms Classified by Total Farm Area, 1996, 2001 and 2006

Author: Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 24 May 2007
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Size of Farm 1996 Percent
of Total		 2001 Percent
of Total		 2006 Percent
of Total
Under 10 acres
4,133
6.1
2,860
4.8
3,163
5.5
10 - 69 acres
14,553
21.6
12,516
21.0
13,690
23.9
70 - 129 acres
16,120
23.9
14,262
23.9
12,857
22.5
130 - 179 acres
7,566
11.2
6,531
10.9
5,622
9.8
180 - 239 acres
7,123
10.5
6,192
10.4
5,472
9.6
240 - 399 acres
9,504
14.1
8,556
14.3
7,554
13.2
400 - 559 acres
4,022
6.0
3,936
6.6
3,635
6.4
560 - 759 acres
2,082
3.1
2,173
3.6
2,175
3.8
760 - 1,119 acres
1,450
2.1
1,548
2.6
1,640
2.9
1,120 - 1,599 acres
590
0.9
665
1.1
762
1.3
1,600 acres and over
377
0.6
489
0.8
641
1.1
1,600 - 2,239 acres
-
-
-
-
361
0.6
2,240 - 2,879 acres
-
-
-
-
120
0.2
2,880 - 3,519 acres
-
-
-
-
66
0.1
3,520 acres and over
-
-
-
-
94
0.2
Total
67,520
100.0
59,728
100.0
57,211
100.0

 

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