<page_title> North Bay, Ontario </page_title> <section_title> Community profile </section_title> <table> <cell> 2006 <col_header> Historical populations </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1921 </col_header> <col_header> 1931 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 53,966 <col_header> Historical populations </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2006 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2011 <col_header> Historical populations </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1921 </col_header> <col_header> 1931 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2001 </col_header> <col_header> 2006 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 53,651 <col_header> Historical populations </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> <cell> −0.6% <col_header> Historical populations </col_header> <col_header> ±% </col_header> <row_header> 2011 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Census showed a decrease in residents, from 53,966 in 2006 to 53,651 in 2011, a decrease of 0.6%.