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Rural and urban population of Canada, by province and by increase or decrease in the decade, 1901 and 1911
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| Population 1901 | Population 1911 | Increase or Decrease | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
| number | ||||||
| Canada | 3,349,516 | 2,021,799 | 3,925,679 | 3,280,964 | 576,163 | 1,259,165 |
| Prince Edward Island | 88,304 | 14,955 | 78,758 | 14,070 | -9,546 | 15 |
| Nova Scotia | 330,191 | 129,383 | 306,210 | 186,128 | -23,981 | 56,745 |
| New Brunswick | 253,835 | 77 | 252,342 | 99,547 | -1,493 | 22,262 |
| Quebec | 992,667 | 656,231 | 1,032,618 | 970,614 | 39,951 | 314,383 |
| Ontario | 1,246,969 | 935,978 | 1,194,785 | 1,328,489 | -52,184 | 392,511 |
| Manitoba | 184,738 | 70,473 | 255,249 | 200,365 | 70,511 | 129,892 |
| Saskatchewan | 73,729 | 17,550 | 361,067 | 131,365 | 287,338 | 113,815 |
| Alberta | 52,399 | 20,623 | 232,726 | 141,937 | 180,327 | 121,314 |
| British Columbia | 88,478 | 90,179 | 188,796 | 203,684 | 100,318 | 113,505 |
| Yukon | 18,077 | 9,142 | 4,647 | 3,865 | -13,430 | -5,277 |
| Northwest Territories | 20,129 | - | 18,481 | - | -1,648 | - |
| Note: The sign minus (-) denotes a decrease. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
