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Urban population of Canada, by size of cities and towns, 1901 and 1911

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Urban population of Canada, by size of cities and towns, 1901 and 1911
  1911
  Cities and towns Population of size group Size group as share of
      Urban population Total population
  number %
Over 400,000 1 470,480 14.34 6.53
300,000 to 400,000 1 376,538 11.48 5.22
200,000 to 300,000 - - - -
100,000 to 200,000 2 236,436 7.21 3.28
50,000 to 100,000 3 247,741 7.55 3.44
25,000 to 50,000 6 241,007 7.35 3.34
15,000 to 25,000 13 237,551 7.24 3.30
10,000 to 15,000 18 221,322 6.74 3.07
5,000 to 10,000 46 323,056 9.85 4.48
3,000 to 5,000 60 226,212 6.89 3.14
1,000 to 3,000 251 429,553 13.09 5.97
500 to 1,000 247 180,784 5.51 2.51
Under 500 - 90,284 2.75 1.25
Total - 3,280,964 100.00 45.53
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17.