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Characteristics	Town of Osoyoos	Rural Osoyoos	British Columbia
Population in 2001	4,295	1,897	3,907,738
Population in 1996	4,127	1,845	3,724,500
1996 to 2001 population change (%)	4.1	2.8	4.9
Total private dwellings	2,290	910	1,643,969
Population density per square kilometer	490.2	7.3	4.2
Land area (square km)	8.76	259.56	926,492.4

Source: 2001 Census, Statistics Canada

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The following population projection for the Town of Osoyoos and the Rural Area ‘A’ combined were prepared by Destination Osoyoos. The projections are based on existing Regional District Okanagan Similkameen Area ‘A’ boundary and population estimates based on low, medium and high forecasts.

2007 Town of Osoyoos:
4,752
Rural Area 'A' (Rural Osoyoos)
1,921
Combined - 6,673

Year	Low: 1%	Medium: 2.5%	High: 5%
2006	6501	6966	7430
2011	6826	7836	8916
2016	7167	8815	10699
2021	7525	9917	12839

Characteristics	Town of Osoyoos			Rural Osoyoos			British Columbia
Characteristics	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Age Characteristics of the Population
Total - All persons	4,295	2,030	2,265	1,900	965	930	3,907,740	1,919,100	1,988,635
Age 0-4	125	60	65	70	40	35	205,650	105,370	100,285
Age 5-14	315	165	150	230	135	100	500,415	256,560	243,855
Age 15-19	185	95	90	125	60	55	270,275	139,195	131,085
Age 20-24	115	65	50	85	40	50	244,065	121,945	122,120
Age 25-44	670	305	365	410	195	215	1,174,775	573,415	601,365
Age 45-54	540	235	300	295	145	150	599,705	297,030	302,680
Age 55-64	740	335	405	280	145	135	379,750	188,910	190,840
Age 65-74	870	435	435	245	125	120	286,710	139,535	147,175
Age 75-84	575	280	295	125	65	60	186,345	77,325	109,020
Age 85 and over	155	50	105	30	10	15	60,030	19,815	40,220
Median age of the population	58.2	58.2	58.2	46.0	45.9	46.1	38.4	37.8	39.0
% of the population ages 15 and over	89.8	88.9	90.3	84.2	82.4	86.0	81.9	81.1	82.7
Common-law Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	3,855	1,805	2,050	1,595	795	800	3,201,670	1,557,170	1,644,500
Not in a common-law relationship	3,630	1,690	1,935	1,515	755	760	2,966,610	1,439,300	1,527,310
In a common-law relationship	225	115	110	80	40	40	235,060	117,870	117,190
Legal Marital Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	3,855	1,805	2,050	1,595	795	800	3,201,665	1,557,170	1,644,49
Single	585	320	265	345	195	150	1,011,280	547,390	463,890
Married	2,380	1,195	1,190	1,025	510	515	1,626,225	812,310	813,920
Separated	130	55	75	40	20	20	109,970	48,650	61,320
Divorced	310	140	170	95	50	45	260,270	111,815	148,450
Widowed	445	95	350	90	15	75	193,920	37,000	156,920

Source: 2001 Statistics Canada