Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)

ID casgc

DatatypeNot PIIcategorical

The Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) is a system maintained by Statistics Canada for categorizing and enumerating the census geographic units of Canada. Each geographic area receives a unique numeric code ranging from 1 to 10 digits, which extend telescopically to refer to increasingly small areas.

Categories: Geographic identifiers
Countries: Canada
Languages: English
Wikidata: P3012
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Regular expression

\d{2}(\d{2}(\d{3})?)?

Python re syntax. Not anchored: it can match inside longer text.

Examples

Value	Description
2410043	Rimouski
4604040	Municipality of Louise

Sources

wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P3012
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Geographical_Classification_code_(Canada)

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