Table 21 - Sheep and lambs, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), May 15, 2001

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  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

  • Variable nameTotal sheep and lambs2RamsEwesTotal lambs3
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)Farms reportingNumberFarms reportingNumberFarms reportingNumberFarms reportingNumber
    Canada13,2321,262,4489,92629,53912,510621,15111,161611,758
      Alberta2,987307,3022,1126,6212,781131,0772,492169,604
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)9113,68967332775,978747,379
          Division No. 1 - (CD)568,48543193513,603474,689
            Cypress County - (CCS)415,67232139382,295333,238
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)152,8131154131,308141,451
          Division No. 4 - (CD)355,20424139262,375272,690
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)171,32311741270614543
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)101,22171985678635
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)82,66064661,10251,512
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)36652,65324097832821,60231930,073
          Division No. 2 - (CD)22033,81613863019513,42219619,764
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)223,9451431211,718192,196
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)11019,74767444997,5359211,768
            Taber - (CCS)394,6042866341,824372,714
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)495,5202989412,345483,086
          Division No. 5 - (CD)14618,8371023481338,18012310,309
            Vulcan County - (CCS)285,6122075271,965213,572
            Wheatland County - (CCS)668,82941149573,996604,684
            Starland County - (CCS)1182,5541652171,392161,110
            Kneehill County - (CCS)341,84225723282726943
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)47256,1423391,25344824,07340330,816
          Division No. 3 - (CD)13731,5119756012912,81511918,136
            Cardston County - (CCS)4013,72535198395,657357,870
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)366,27324108332,569303,596
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)6111,51338254574,589546,670
          Division No. 6 - (CD)32923,81323664531310,72727912,441
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)794,94060169752,126692,645
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)1218,144902611143,710994,173
            Calgary - (CCS)101,041719104068616
            Mountain View County - (CCS)1199,688791961144,4851035,007
          Division No. 15 - (CD)681864865315239
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)4x4x4x3x
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)12x2x2x2x
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)15617,493992831467,4071319,803
          Division No. 7 - (CD)15617,493992831467,4071319,803
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)202,230162820893191,309
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)252,9071755231,368221,484
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)506,1312795462,428403,608
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)353,5982056311,440302,102
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)262,6271949261,278201,300
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)31831,13523062031013,09127117,424
          Division No. 10 - (CD)31831,13523062031013,09127117,424
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)778,67150130753,501695,040
            Beaver County - (CCS)463,50139120461,848361,533
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)556,83938116532,744493,979
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)555,09636110541,994452,992
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)414,6383382391,851372,705
            Lamont County - (CCS)442,3903462431,153351,175
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)82162,6715891,69276126,77568034,204
          Division No. 8 - (CD)32828,53822078130412,36327815,394
            Red Deer County - (CCS)11610,136773071074,305975,524
            Lacombe County - (CCS)1048,60066275953,734904,591
            Ponoka County - (CCS)1089,802771991024,324915,279
          Division No. 9 - (CD)623,7945198601,776461,920
            Clearwater County - (CCS)623,7945198601,776461,920
          Division No. 11 - (CD)43130,33931881339712,63635616,890
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)917,84974203822,976784,670
            Leduc County - (CCS)946,09572177842,485753,433
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)291,21420342855225628
            Parkland County - (CCS)815,53157132802,446692,953
            Strathcona County - (CCS)692,25946114641,066531,079
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)606,86645146532,952493,768
            Edmonton - (CCS)75254761597359
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)48346,21634587444818,77140726,571
          Division No. 12 - (CD)11189,659822331064,199945,227
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)482,9153170441,291381,554
            Lakeland County - (CCS)1202,096143018878151,188
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)272,7892057231,212231,520
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)231,85917762181818965
          Division No. 13 - (CD)31331,95022054929512,50926918,892
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)8410,68356182784,559775,942
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)614,7344683612,104522,547
            Westlock County - (CCS)608,6353573521,578536,984
            Woodlands County - (CCS)272,4152569261,39921947
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)282,7402257261,463231,220
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)532,7433685521,406431,252
          Division No. 14 - (CD)524,6074392472,063442,452
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)524,6074392472,063442,452
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)28027,30320358926313,38020713,334
          Division No. 17 - (CD)948,09778193883,874654,030
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)48146333342
            Big Lakes - (CCS)1572915281540713294
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)191,70583598356835
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)201,23214261754114665
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)233,4891868211,655141,766
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)2386119302340315428
          Division No. 18 - (CD)403,5673372402,013321,482
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)403,5673372402,013321,482
          Division No. 19 - (CD)14615,639923241357,4931107,822
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)615,71645128572,621462,967
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)113,750975111,450102,225
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)84464972216216
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)6215355115495
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)343,5332160321,980271,493
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)1076342776148122
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)161,216620164929704
      British Columbia1,86583,3071,2652,7251,73236,5901,51643,992
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)50217,6363486624686,91741710,057
          Capital Regional District - (CD)1909,2471332461753,4261555,575
            North Saanich - (CCS)1535210211313915192
            Central Saanich - (CCS)2064314172027118355
            Saanich - (CCS)12850117252721622260
            Capital F - (CCS)502,6863664431,104431,518
            Capital G - (CCS)291,35824412968524632
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)483,7073278431,011332,618
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)1262,958791531201,1981021,607
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)821,830457876706661,046
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)12441934122058202
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)100000000
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)3268725413228728359
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)912,1406813483850781,156
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)2x2x2x2x
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)561,26739655151347689
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)3x2x2x3x
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)1746916331520114235
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)82366278737136
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)55633525528
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)13x10x12x9x
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)74675962485210
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)12x1x2x1x
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)48445432347
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)1602,094438457878541,132
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)4x1x4x4x
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)8209898808120
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)11358924101739161
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)191,21815371748518696
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)6693x6x533
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)11x1x1x1x
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)11130681157965
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)2159314272026218304
            Powell River A - (CCS)1101626x9x10x
            Powell River C - (CCS)4861x4x2x
            Powell River E - (CCS)1734571871496178
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)1x1x1x1x
            Central Coast A - (CCS)11x1x1x1x
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)47216,0492905094407,3063608,234
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)1888,6651182071803,8941404,564
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)15225345924129
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)8x5258x8x
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)671,949446465879541,006
            Abbotsford - (CCS)782,3085082731,011541,215
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)16x71015x9x
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)145689221427411272
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)2666,7391642842443,0862073,369
            Langley - (CCS)1483,365911461361,5691211,650
            Surrey - (CCS)4895125454441437492
            Delta - (CCS)151,02412291546810527
            Richmond - (CCS)511745542570
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)823351081153108
            Burnaby - (CCS)100000000
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)82493871317110
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)3480024412934724412
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)102275108888129
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)102275108888129
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)84183882385172
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)16x2x6x3x
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)12x1x2x2x
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)38720,6572716643608,95233511,041
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)521,39134514862743713
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)2x1x2x00
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)6x2x633420
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)11208915109311100
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)811844756658
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)00000000
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)1562710171327212338
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)31172x3x374
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)726161071287123
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)1368,411872701243,5711264,570
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)810845655748
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)912066850864
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)3x343x3x
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)114528291019610227
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)513033450577
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)261,00318332442524545
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)482,6423162461,036461,544
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)16x3694x6x
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)2049211591918417249
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)4298330693839235522
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)3583426653232930440
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)2x1x1x2x
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)5x3x5x3x
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)936,95071169872,999773,782
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)51882x4x5112
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)102,22994510785101,399
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)51285x5x571
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)533,1624194491,601431,467
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)201,24314211948914733
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)642,92249105631,363541,454
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)15x4x4x2x
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)1452311231424012260
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)331,72725603380930858
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)11433814111789241
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)1x1x1x1x
        Kootenay - (CAR)1053,13876198961,335821,605
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)341,194221162954423534
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)32293x31052x
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)4292x3153x
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)1968914251629314371
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)2x2x2x2x
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)4641x3x1x
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)2x002x1x
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)3968526383630229345
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)1x1x1x1x
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)101129111052949
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)36002x2x
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)3121x3x2x
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)3632x2x2x
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)2x1x2x1x
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)11326816101458165
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)1x1x1x1x
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)56334535324
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)321,25928443148930726
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)149033433454
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)962181192548356
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)1954817301820218316
        Cariboo - (CAR)1879,1491312741744,1521574,723
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)1265,908851631152,6141053,131
            Cariboo D - (CCS)6x2x5x5x
            Cariboo E - (CCS)510634442460
            Cariboo F - (CCS)2357616312024021305
            Cariboo G - (CCS)878661383467427
            Cariboo H - (CCS)1524312151411511113
            Cariboo L - (CCS)1129181291258154
            Cariboo A - (CCS)1797213211640914542
            Cariboo B - (CCS)11145561164875
            Cariboo C - (CCS)668641362695404
            Cariboo I - (CCS)9x6x9x8x
            Cariboo J - (CCS)6202456855112
            Cariboo K - (CCS)927061371099148
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)613,24146111591,538521,592
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)131,20911311249512683
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)6x6x6x6x
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)2087614281956117287
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)847052581757270
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)2x1x2x1x
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)112376917121719188
        North Coast - (CAR)1549613271522613243
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)11549613271522613243
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)1821881181017106
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)727851671256137
        Nechako - (CAR)773,3775294721,582631,701
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)1773,3775294721,582631,701
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)132172x3x3142
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)31273x3x366
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)311,65521392778923827
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)62084136135660
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)719658792596
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)2162514212025517349
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)63493561836161
        Peace River - (CAR)12012,805842971076,120896,388
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)112012,805842971076,120896,388
            Peace River D - (CCS)476,24536147412,822343,276
            Peace River E - (CCS)221,61516x2096616x
            Peace River B - (CCS)1464,89931101412,309342,489
            Peace River C - (CCS)5461x5235x
    Source: Statistics Canada

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    Footnotes:
    1. Due to confidentiality constraints, the data for one or more adjacent geographic areas having very few farms have been combined with the data from this census consolidated subdivision or census division. For the names of the geographic areas included in this amalgamation and the number of farms in them, click on Geographic area amalgamations.

    2. Due to coverage problems in 1996, the total number of sheep and lambs in Newfoundland and Labrador was understated. These errors limit the comparability of the data between 1996 and 2001.

    3. Due to reporting difficulties, data for the two lamb categories — replacement lambs and market lambs — have been combined. The total number of lambs, however, was not affected, and the data are comparable with previous censuses.