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Census of population, British North America, 1861 and Newfoundland, 1858, by sex

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Census of population, British North America, 1861 and Newfoundland, 1858, by sex
  Male Female Total
  number
Upper Canada 725,575 670,516 1,396,091
Lower Canada 567,864 543,702 1,111,566
New Brunswick 129,948 123,099 252,047
Nova Scotia 165,584 165,273 330,857
Prince Edward Island 40,880 39,977 80,857
Newfoundland 65,118 58,170 124,288
Total 1,694,969 1,600,737 3,295,706
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1867.