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Telephones, number in use, 1936 to 1945
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| Business | Residential | Rural1 | Public pay | Total | Per 100 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | ||||||
| 1936 | 371,401 | 641,229 | 229,940 | 23,658 | 1,266,228 | 11.5 |
| 1937 | 386,669 | 676,001 | 235,763 | 24,361 | 1,322,794 | 11.9 |
| 1938 | 396,975 | 695,961 | 240,204 | 26,277 | 1,359,417 | 12.1 |
| 1939 | 406,279 | 720,043 | 243,730 | 27,220 | 1,397,272 | 12.3 |
| 1940 | 421,050 | 762,331 | 248,982 | 28,675 | 1,461,038 | 12.8 |
| 1941 | 446,739 | 827,522 | 257,409 | 30,476 | 1,562,146 | 13.6 |
| 1942 | 463,827 | 867,307 | 266,176 | 30,465 | 1,627,775 | 14.0 |
| 1943 | 484,429 | 901,228 | 275,202 | 31,303 | 1,692,162 | 14.3 |
| 1944 | 504,791 | 928,061 | 286,521 | 32,550 | 1,751,923 | 14.6 |
| 1945 | 531,697 | 983,074 | 300,757 | 33,266 | 1,848,794 | 15.3 |
| Note: Figures for the years 1911 to 1930 can be found on p. 724 of the Canada Year Book, 1938, and figures for the years 1931 to 1935 on p. 639 of the Canada Year Book, 1943/1944. | ||||||
| 1. Includes telephones on rural exchange lines and urban exchange lines that have more than four parties. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||||
