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Rural and urban population of Canada, by province and sex, 1911

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Rural and urban population of Canada, by province and sex, 1911
  Females
  Rural Urban Total Excess of rural over urban
  number
Canada 1,786,606 1,598,042 3,384,648 188,564
Prince Edward Island 38,566 8,093 46,659 30,473
Nova Scotia 148,332 92,987 241,319 55,345
New Brunswick 120,743 51,279 172,022 69,464
Quebec 499,501 492,229 991,730 7,272
Ontario 554,935 669,049 1,223,984 -114,114
Manitoba 113,337 92,221 205,558 21,116
Saskatchewan 148,545 52,157 200,702 96,388
Alberta 91,945 58,729 150,674 33,216
British Columbia 60,554 80,307 140,861 -19,753
Yukon 1,013 991 2,004 22
Northwest Territories 9,135 - 9,135 9,135
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17.