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Rural population, by farm and non-farm, and urban population, by size group, by province, census 1961
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| Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm1 | Non-farm | Total | |
| number | |||
| Canada | 2,072,785 | 3,465,072 | 5,537,857 |
| Newfoundland | 9,077 | 216,756 | 225,833 |
| Prince Edward Island | 34,514 | 36,206 | 70,720 |
| Nova Scotia | 56,832 | 279,663 | 336,495 |
| New Brunswick | 62,265 | 257,658 | 319,923 |
| Québec | 564,826 | 787,981 | 1,352,807 |
| Ontario | 505,699 | 906,864 | 1,412,563 |
| Manitoba | 171,472 | 161,407 | 332,879 |
| Saskatchewan | 304,672 | 222,418 | 527,090 |
| Alberta | 285,823 | 202,910 | 488,733 |
| British Columbia | 77,540 | 369,617 | 447,157 |
| Yukon | 47 | 9,550 | 9,597 |
| Northwest Territories | 18 | 14,042 | 14,060 |
| 1. Excludes 55,615 people living on farms in localities classed as urban. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | |||
