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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
  1931 1941
  Male Female Male Female
  number
Canada 5,374,511 5,002,215 5,900,536 5,606,119
Prince Edward Island 45,392 42,646 49,228 45,819
Nova Scotia 263,104 249,742 296,044 281,918
New Brunswick 208,620 199,599 234,097 223,304
Quebec 1,447,326 1,427,336 1,672,982 1,658,900
Ontario 1,748,844 1,682,839 1,921,201 1,866,454
Manitoba 368,065 332,074 378,079 351,665
Saskatchewan 499,935 421,850 477,563 418,429
Alberta 400,199 331,406 426,458 369,711
British Columbia 385,219 309,044 435,031 382,830
Yukon 2,825 1,405 3,153 1,761
Northwest Territories 5,012 4,304 6,700 5,328
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.