Table 26 - Farms classified by operating arrangements, by province, Census Agricultural Region (CAR), Census Division (CD) and Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS), 2001

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  • Alberta
  • British Columbia

  • Operating arrangementsTotal number of farmsSole proprietorshipPartnership without a written agreementPartnership with a written agreementFamily corporationNon-family corporationOther
    Geographic name - (Geographic level)
    Canada246,923142,91554,09116,08128,8544,151831
      Alberta53,65230,40914,0122,1356,124733239
        Agricultural Region 1 - (CAR)3,1231,7006131775554632
          Division No. 1 - (CD)1,6368492871083393122
            Cypress County - (CCS)949500186691611617
            Forty Mile County No. 8 - (CCS)68734910139178155
          Division No. 4 - (CD)1,487851326692161510
            Special Area No. 2 - (CCS)571317142218128
            Special Area No. 3 - (CCS)573350105268192
            Special Area No. 4 - (CCS)34318479225440
        Agricultural Region 2 - (CAR)6,2043,0961,4312901,20513547
          Division No. 2 - (CD)3,3291,6677421406638334
            Warner County No. 5 - (CCS)5673398314105224
            Lethbridge County - (CCS)1,08051025253234265
            Taber - (CCS)84242618432173189
            Newell County No. 4 - (CCS)840392223411511716
          Division No. 5 - (CD)2,8751,4296891505425213
            Vulcan County - (CCS)70934914527170117
            Wheatland County - (CCS)93444221756191253
            Starland County - (CCS)1402207128174352
            Kneehill County - (CCS)83043119950138111
        Agricultural Region 3 - (CAR)7,1223,7901,93228893012458
          Division No. 3 - (CD)2,0431,0844951082934617
            Cardston County - (CCS)6333551522972214
            Pincher Creek No. 9 - (CCS)5222781333658116
            Willow Creek No. 26 - (CCS)88845121043163147
          Division No. 6 - (CD)4,9412,6521,416177617727
            Foothills No. 31 - (CCS)1,33472536344176242
            Rocky View No. 44 - (CCS)1,62586047852207262
            Calgary - (CCS)133813051520
            Mountain View County - (CCS)1,84998654576219203
          Division No. 15 - (CD)1385421320634
            Bighorn No. 8 - (CCS)5124150732
            Ranchland No. 66 - (CCS)187306313332
        Agricultural Region 4A - (CAR)3,3161,923824129395369
          Division No. 7 - (CD)3,3161,923824129395369
            Provost No. 52 - (CCS)49431292156573
            Paintearth County No. 18 - (CCS)494305121164750
            Stettler County No. 6 - (CCS)8805022613867102
            Flagstaff County - (CCS)8494871943812370
            Wainwright No. 61 - (CCS)599317156229374
        Agricultural Region 4B - (CAR)5,6943,5501,404166500659
          Division No. 10 - (CD)5,6943,5501,404166500659
            Camrose County No. 22 - (CCS)1,2417173635594102
            Beaver County - (CCS)8785362372463162
            Minburn County No. 27 - (CCS)742495155255971
            Vermilion River County No. 24 - (CCS)1,25875426729193123
            Two Hills County No. 21 - (CCS)6654531591129121
            Lamont County - (CCS)910595223226280
        Agricultural Region 5 - (CAR)12,4286,9753,5365481,19614231
          Division No. 8 - (CD)4,5422,5181,251248473448
            Red Deer County - (CCS)1,8631,011533108193162
            Lacombe County - (CCS)1,32873734170159165
            Ponoka County - (CCS)1,35177037770121121
          Division No. 9 - (CD)1,268686395541041415
            Clearwater County - (CCS)1,268686395541041415
          Division No. 11 - (CD)6,6183,7711,890246619848
            Wetaskiwin County No. 10 - (CCS)1,31772840456110163
            Leduc County - (CCS)1,46482842556138161
            Brazeau No. 77 - (CCS)565312176195161
            Parkland County - (CCS)1,1446673372893181
            Strathcona County - (CCS)8965112394093130
            Sturgeon County - (CCS)1,05563326438108120
            Edmonton - (CCS)177924592632
        Agricultural Region 6 - (CAR)8,6555,0242,5372836929722
          Division No. 12 - (CD)12,8301,772753831822515
            Bonnyville No. 87 - (CCS)958605269205356
            Lakeland County - (CCS)13872489493033
            St. Paul County No. 19 - (CCS)900563229336393
            Smoky Lake County - (CCS)585356161213683
          Division No. 13 - (CD)4,9212,7581,519171402683
            Lac Ste. Anne County - (CCS)1,1396403734076100
            Barrhead County No. 11 - (CCS)89547326934108101
            Westlock County - (CCS)1,0225563104496151
            Woodlands County - (CCS)32118210062760
            Thorhild County No. 7 - (CCS)584370149183971
            Athabasca County No. 12 - (CCS)9605373182956200
          Division No. 14 - (CD)9044942652910844
            Yellowhead County - (CCS)9044942652910844
        Agricultural Region 7 - (CAR)7,1104,3511,7352546518831
          Division No. 17 - (CD)2,7581,780631762204110
            East Peace No.131 - (CCS)2441505972512
            Big Lakes - (CCS)467297113183072
            Lesser Slave River No.124 - (CCS)117891736620
            Clear Hills No. 21 - (CCS)572379118214383
            Northern Lights No. 22 - (CCS)6394051591449102
            Mackenzie No. 23 - (CCS)6584581091067131
          Division No. 18 - (CD)821469238356784
            Greenview No. 16 - (CCS)821469238356784
          Division No. 19 - (CD)3,5312,1028661433643917
            Grande Prairie County No. 1 - (CCS)1,44385238545140165
            Smoky River No. 130 - (CCS)48528396287071
            Birch Hills County - (CCS)32419270193355
            Spirit River No. 133 - (CCS)1631013581810
            Saddle Hills County - (CCS)574350148185062
            Fairview No. 136 - (CCS)32519681113412
            Peace No. 135 - (CCS)21712851141932
      British Columbia20,29010,3445,9238082,80532387
        Vancouver Island-Coast - (CAR)2,8101,57980286290485
          Capital Regional District - (CD)9745862592781201
            North Saanich - (CCS)84452131041
            Central Saanich - (CCS)1678948101730
            Saanich - (CCS)12461566551730
            Capital F - (CCS)1701025031050
            Capital G - (CCS)8141293620
            Capital H (Part2) - (CCS)2261534632130
          Cowichan Valley Regional District - (CD)6913432272980111
            Cowichan Valley D - (CCS)401198132214091
            Cowichan Valley G - (CCS)84422921010
            Cowichan Valley F - (CCS)1191080100
            Cowichan Valley B - (CCS)187935862910
          Nanaimo Regional District - (CD)490276141125182
            Nanaimo C - (CCS)281790200
            Nanaimo D - (CCS)2791627782831
            Nanaimo E - (CCS)3419110400
            Nanaimo F - (CCS)8046242710
            Nanaimo G - (CCS)4620142721
            Nanaimo H - (CCS)231260320
          Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District - (CD)81451741320
            Alberni-Clayoquot B - (CCS)351973600
            Alberni-Clayoquot D - (CCS)1221251310
            Alberni-Clayoquot F - (CCS)241450410
          Comox-Strathcona Regional District - (CD)1445244128105661
            Comox-Strathcona A - (CCS)341992400
            Comox-Strathcona K - (CCS)4221171210
            Comox-Strathcona B - (CCS)108533441430
            Comox-Strathcona C - (CCS)158953332610
            Comox-Strathcona D - (CCS)3820110601
            Comox-Strathcona H - (CCS)1201530200
            Comox-Strathcona J - (CCS)4521210210
          Powell River Regional District - (CD)9870203500
            Powell River A - (CCS)1342381200
            Powell River C - (CCS)413172100
            Powell River E - (CCS)1231650200
          Central Coast Regional District - (CD)3115101410
            Central Coast A - (CCS)13115101410
        Lower Mainland-Southwest - (CAR)5,7332,6501,3532961,28613018
          Fraser Valley Regional District - (CD)2,6611,067642172720519
            Fraser Valley B - (CCS)14528121400
            Fraser Valley D - (CCS)1254736172113
            Fraser Valley E - (CCS)91736526267203146
            Abbotsford - (CCS)1,28446625977450320
            Fraser Valley F - (CCS)1721064551240
            Fraser Valley G - (CCS)118552853000
          Greater Vancouver Regional District - (CD)2,8541,466646115545748
            Langley - (CCS)1,41775236539225342
            Surrey - (CCS)55727512822113172
            Delta - (CCS)1968627175781
            Richmond - (CCS)1828232125330
            Greater Vancouver A - (CCS)82451441900
            Burnaby - (CCS)15126531061
            Pitt Meadows - (CCS)132682173231
            Maple Ridge - (CCS)23713254113631
          Sunshine Coast Regional District - (CD)9751314830
            Sunshine Coast A - (CCS)9751314830
          Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - (CD)121663451321
            Squamish-Lillooet C - (CCS)17742253610
            Squamish-Lillooet B - (CCS)1442492711
        Thompson-Okanagan - (CAR)5,6792,9671,7372396287335
          Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District - (CD)1,611819527791531914
            Okanagan-Similkameen A - (CCS)198996492150
            Okanagan-Similkameen B - (CCS)160854361916
            Okanagan-Similkameen C - (CCS)400203120254192
            Okanagan-Similkameen D - (CCS)26613690132511
            Okanagan-Similkameen E - (CCS)9548354800
            Okanagan-Similkameen F - (CCS)28215289112424
            Okanagan-Similkameen G - (CCS)13960628801
            Okanagan-Similkameen H - (CCS)7136243710
          Thompson-Nicola Regional District - (CD)1,175569367601471814
            Thompson-Nicola M - (CCS)79342441124
            Thompson-Nicola N - (CCS)70331851112
            Thompson-Nicola E - (CCS)101493631300
            Thompson-Nicola I - (CCS)130604061536
            Thompson-Nicola J - (CCS)64331911010
            Thompson-Nicola P - (CCS)26312880123661
            Thompson-Nicola L - (CCS)28113290213620
            Thompson-Nicola A - (CCS)16634222710
            Thompson-Nicola O - (CCS)12166386821
          Central Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1,10260528747150112
            Central Okanagan I - (CCS)93251624441120101
            Central Okanagan G - (CCS)4321103801
            Central Okanagan H - (CCS)127683332210
          North Okanagan Regional District - (CD)1,17562936139126173
            North Okanagan B - (CCS)3382019572762
            North Okanagan D - (CCS)167896131040
            North Okanagan E - (CCS)352452310
            Spallumcheen - (CCS)442230141224450
            North Okanagan F - (CCS)193855954211
          Columbia-Shuswap Regional District - (CD)616345195145282
            Columbia-Shuswap A - (CCS)17436274520
            Columbia-Shuswap C - (CCS)99443941110
            Columbia-Shuswap D - (CCS)36722210552852
            Columbia-Shuswap E - (CCS)4122131500
            Columbia-Shuswap F - (CCS)3521110300
        Kootenay - (CAR)1,38075141944137236
          East Kootenay Regional District - (CD)418221120184883
            East Kootenay A - (CCS)7241213700
            East Kootenay B - (CCS)6638191800
            East Kootenay C - (CCS)138733851732
            East Kootenay E - (CCS)5726204520
            East Kootenay F - (CCS)4621132811
            East Kootenay G - (CCS)392293320
          Central Kootenay Regional District - (CD)6093461851549122
            Central Kootenay A - (CCS)312080300
            Central Kootenay B - (CCS)2281187562171
            Central Kootenay C - (CCS)66262721100
            Central Kootenay D - (CCS)3017112000
            Central Kootenay E - (CCS)3623100120
            Central Kootenay G - (CCS)191440010
            Central Kootenay H - (CCS)8856251600
            Central Kootenay J - (CCS)412891210
            Central Kootenay K - (CCS)7044163511
          Kootenay Boundary Regional District - (CD)353184114114031
            Kootenay Boundary B - (CCS)15129161500
            Kootenay Boundary D - (CCS)145824061511
            Kootenay Boundary E - (CCS)157735842020
        Cariboo - (CAR)1,81791362458199158
          Cariboo Regional District - (CD)1,1886023984213583
            Cariboo D - (CCS)6836242600
            Cariboo E - (CCS)5021201800
            Cariboo F - (CCS)2151196362700
            Cariboo G - (CCS)64361801000
            Cariboo H - (CCS)68322221020
            Cariboo L - (CCS)108603071010
            Cariboo A - (CCS)155716181401
            Cariboo B - (CCS)16290576900
            Cariboo C - (CCS)3212120611
            Cariboo I - (CCS)123694131000
            Cariboo J - (CCS)66282321210
            Cariboo K - (CCS)77282751331
          Fraser-Fort George Regional District - (CD)629311226166475
            Fraser-Fort George H - (CCS)144646241211
            Fraser-Fort George A - (CCS)11956532800
            Fraser-Fort George C - (CCS)138704561520
            Fraser-Fort George D - (CCS)135723731931
            Fraser-Fort George E - (CCS)3116111201
            Fraser-Fort George F - (CCS)16233180812
        North Coast - (CAR)152874711241
          Kitimat-Stikine Regional District - (CD)1152874711241
            Kitimat-Stikine C (Part 1) - (CCS)18551260710
            Kitimat-Stikine B - (CCS)6736211531
        Nechako - (CAR)9454623393310164
          Bulkley-Nechako Regional District - (CD)19454623393310164
            Bulkley-Nechako C - (CCS)14424111611
            Bulkley-Nechako D - (CCS)9944406801
            Bulkley-Nechako F - (CCS)31916211892622
            Bulkley-Nechako B - (CCS)5326210600
            Bulkley-Nechako E - (CCS)135606031110
            Bulkley-Nechako A - (CCS)21810668103310
            Bulkley-Nechako G - (CCS)77402141110
        Peace River - (CAR)1,774935602511522410
          Peace River Regional District - (CD)11,774935602511522410
            Peace River D - (CCS)617328234143344
            Peace River E - (CCS)31618199111933
            Peace River B - (CCS)16523352052075143
            Peace River C - (CCS)189916462530
    Source: Statistics Canada

    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.