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Sex distribution of the population, by province and territory, census years 1871 to 1941

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Sex distribution of the population, by province and territory, census years 1871 to 1941
  1871 1881
  Male Female Male Female
  number
Canada 1,869,261 1,819,993 2,188,851 2,135,956
Prince Edward Island 47,121 46,900 54,729 54,162
Nova Scotia 193,792 194,008 220,538 220,034
New Brunswick 145,888 139,706 164,119 157,114
Quebec 596,041 595,475 678,175 680,852
Ontario 828,590 792,261 978,554 948,368
Manitoba 12,864 12,364 35,123 27,137
Saskatchewan - - - -
Alberta - - - -
British Columbia 20,694 15,553 29,503 19,956
Yukon - - - -
Northwest Territories 24,274 23,726 28,113 28,333
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.