Halifax grows, Cape Breton shrinks
Census numbers show Halifax's population continues to grow while most rural areas in the province lose residents.
Figures from the 2011 census show Nova Scotia's capital grew by 4.7 per cent over five years, from 372,858 to 390,328.
Don McIver, director of research at the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies, said young people continue to head to the city for opportunities that no longer exist at home.
"Nearly every county is in decline except Halifax," he said Wednesday.
The population of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality dropped 4.7 per cent from 2006, from 102,250 to 97,398.
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