Mandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank


Canadian Studies

2001 Census Analysis Series: The Jewish Community of Hamilton

Sponsor
UIA Federations Canada and United Jewish Appeal Federation of Hamilton.
Principal Investigator
Charles Shahar (Charles.Shahar@federationcja.org), Research Coordinator, UAI Federations Canada.
Study Dates
May 1-15, 2001 Canadian Census. Data provided to UAI Federations Canada by Statistics Canada.
Population Estimates
The estimated Jewish population of the City of Hamilton (Ontario Province) was 4,675 in 2001.

Jews comprised 0.7% of the total Hamilton population.

Key Findings
Census data on Jews in Hamilton are reported separately in:

  • (1) Basic Demographics, which follows the model of the national report and the other reports on the major Jewish communities in Canada.

  • (2) Report on Geographic area comparisons, and

  • (3) The Jewish Elderly.

  • All other reports on Canadian Jews as a whole include data on Hamilton as part of comparison tables; readers should consult these reports for additional data on Hamilton Jews.

Sample

Adult Jewish respondents residing in Hamilton from 2001 Census.

Definitions of Jewish persons based on combination of census questions on religion of respondent and ethnicity.

See Appendix 1 in Basic Demographics for discussion of the "Jewish St


Related Links

United Jewish Appeal Federation of Hamilton
 UIA Federations Canada

Downloadable Files

 
Mandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank
Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, University of Connecticut
405 Babbidge Rd, Unit 1205, Storrs, CT 06269-1205
email: info@jewishdatabank.org - phone: 860-486-2271 - fax: 860-812-2032

 


 

 
Mandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank
Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, University of Connecticut
405 Babbidge Rd, Unit 1205, Storrs, CT 06269-1205
email: info@jewishdatabank.org - phone: 860-486-2271 - fax: 860-812-2032