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| 1901 Canadian census | ||||
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| General information | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Results | ||||
| Total population | 5,371,315 ( 11.1%) | |||
The1901 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of theCanadian population. Thecensus was started on June 1, 1901. All reports had been received by February 26, 1902. The total population count of Canada was 5,371,315.[1] This was an increase of 11% over the 1891 census of 4,833,239.
The previous census was the1891 census and the following census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba1906 census. This census was the first census in which all then-admitted provinces recorded a population of at least 100,000, which would not be replicated until1961.
Information was collected on the following subjects, with eleven "schedules" or census data collection forms associated with each subject:
A summary of information about Canada.
| Total population | 5,371,315 |
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| Houses | 1,028,892 |
| Families | 1,070,747 |
| Men | 2,751,708 |
| Women | 2,619,607 |
| Urban population | 3,349,516 |
| Rural population | 2,021,799 |
| Province | 1901 census | 1891 census | % change |
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| Ontario | 2,182,947 | 2,114,321 | 3.2 |
| Quebec | 1,648,898 | 1,488,535 | 10.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 459,574 | 450,396 | 2.0 |
| New Brunswick | 331,120 | 321,263 | 3.1 |
| Manitoba | 255,211 | 152,506 | 67.3 |
| British Columbia | 178,657 | 98,173 | 82.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 103,259 | 109,078 | -5.3 |
| Assiniboia Territory | 67,385 | 30,372 | 121.9 |
| Alberta Territory | 65,876 | 25,277 | 160.6 |
| Saskatchewan Territory | 25,679 | 11,150 | 130.3 |
| Unorganized Territories | 52,709 | 32,168 | 63.9 |
| Total | 5,371,315 | 4,833,239 | 11.1 |
Yukon, then one of six districts of the Unorganized Territories, was first enumerated in this census, with a population of 27,219. Its demographics would not recover until1991.
All cities and towns with a population of 7,000 or above are included.
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