The scariest part of Halloween night? Running out of candy for hungry trick-or-treaters.
Well, thanks to Census Mapper you can avoid this tragedy altogether with their handy Trick-or-Treat Onslaught Estimator that’s been put together using data collected in both the 2006 and 2011 census.
This interactive Canada-wide map estimates the number of children of ‘prime trick-or-treat’ age per doorbell in various areas, aiming to give adults a heads up when it comes to the amount of candy they will need.
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The darker the section the more children living in the area, and the more likely you are to get an onslaught of costume-clad kids at your door tonight. It looks like there are a handful of areas that will be very spooktacular for trick-or-treaters in Montreal this year.
According to the map, the busiest neighbourhoods in Montreal when it comes to trick-or-treating is Saint-Laurent, The Plateau, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, and Hampstead.
Check out the stats in your neighbourhood and see if you need to make a last-minute trip to stock up on candy.
If you’re looking for the best neighbourhoods to go trick-or-treating in or you’re interested in finding haunted houses in your area, there are maps for that too.