Editing Rankin Inlet (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
| title = Federal census population history of Rankin Inlet
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| percentages =
|1971|566
|1976|852
|1981|1109
|1986|1374
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|1706
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|2058
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|2177
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|2358
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|2557<!--Amended by StatCan. Was 2266.-->
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|2842
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|2975
| footnote =
| source = [[Statistics Canada]]<br/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=1976census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS92-805-1976.pdf | title=1976 Census of Canada: Population - Geographic Distributions | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=June 1977 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/statcan/CS94-905-1981.pdf | title=1981 Census of Canada: Census subdivisions in decreasing population order | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=May 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS92-101-1987.pdf | title=1986 Census: Population - Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=September 1987 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-304-1992.pdf | title=91 Census: Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1992 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite web | url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/statcan/rh-hc/CS93-357-1997.pdf | title=96 Census: A National Overview - Population and Dwelling Counts | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=April 1997 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=1&O=A&PR=62 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities), 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=15 August 2012 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=20 August 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&CMA=0&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=25 July 2021 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=2016census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=62 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Nunavut) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=8 February 2017 | access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:Downtown Rankin Inlet.jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Rankin Inlet]]
{{Contains special characters|Canadian}}
In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Rankin Inlet had a population of 2,975 living in 826 of its 1,026 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2975-2842}}|2842|1}} from its 2016 population of 2,842. With a land area of {{cvt|20.03|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2975|20.03|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000262 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=9 February 2022 | access-date=19 February 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Rankin%20Inlet&DGUIDlist=2021A00056205017&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6205017&Geo2=CD&Code2=6205&SearchText=Rankin%20Inlet&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6205017&Data=Count&SearchText=Rankin%20Inlet&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6205017&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Rankin%20Inlet&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=6205017&Geo2=PR&Code2=62&Data=Count&SearchText=Rankin%20Inlet&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 2,525
| {{Percentage | 2525 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 2,320
| {{Percentage | 2320 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 1,835
| {{Percentage | 1835 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 1,955
| {{Percentage | 1955 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 1,720
| {{Percentage | 1720 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 275
| {{Percentage | 275 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 345
| {{Percentage | 345 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 310
| {{Percentage | 310 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 325
| {{Percentage | 325 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 405
| {{Percentage | 405 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 60
| {{Percentage | 60 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2930 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2775 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 2245 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2340 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 2165 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 2,930
! {{Percentage | 2930 | 2975 | 2 }}
! 2,775
! {{Percentage | 2775 | 2842 | 2 }}
! 2,245
! {{Percentage | 2245 | 2577 | 2 }}
! 2,340
! {{Percentage | 2340 | 2358 | 2 }}
! 2,165
! {{Percentage | 2165 | 2177 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 2,975
! {{Percentage | 2975 | 2975 | 2 }}
! 2,842
! {{Percentage | 2842 | 2842 | 2 }}
! 2,577
! {{Percentage | 2577 | 2577 | 2 }}
! 2,358
! {{Percentage | 2358 | 2358 | 2 }}
! 2,177
! {{Percentage | 2177 | 2177 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}