RURAL AND URBAN
POPULATION
171
30.—Urban Population of Canada, divided by Size of Municipality Groups, 1901,
1911 and 1921.
In Cities and Towns N u m of
ber
of
Places.
Over 500,000
Between—
t 400.000 and 500,000
300,000 and 400,000
200,000 and 300,000
100,000 and 200,000
50,000 and 100,000
25,000 and 50,000
15,000 and 25,000
10,000 and 15,000
5,000 and 10,000
• 3,000 and 5,000
1,000 and 3,000
500 and
1,000
Under 500
Total
2
3
5
3
8
37
50
187
179
-
1921.
1911.
1901.
Population.
Per cent Numof
ber
Total
of
Places.
Pop.
475,770
181,402
188,869
55,499
95,266
275,919
190,789
320,433
130,238
107,614
8-86
3-38
3-52
1-03
1-77
5-14
3-55
5-97
2-42
2-00
2
3
6
13
18
46
60
251
247
-
2,021,799
37-64
-
Population.
1
1
Per cent N u m of
ber
Total
of
Pop.
Places.
P e r cent
of
Total
Pop.
2
1,140,399
12-97
-
518,298
336,650
239,096
370,990
224,033
382,762
276,026
489,461
} 374,727
5-90
3-83
2-72
4-22
2-55
4-36
3-14
5-57
4-26
4,352,402
49 52
470,480
376,538
236,436
247,741
241,007
237,551
221,322
323,056
226,212
429,553
180,784
90,284
6-53
5-22
3-28
3-44
3-34
3-30
3-07
4-48
3-14
5-97
2-51
1-25
4
5
7
19
18
54
73
292
-
3,280,964
45-53
-
-
Population.
31.—Ratio of Females to Males in Rural and Urban Populations, 1921.
Provinces.
Prince E d w a r d Island
N o v a Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Rural.
Urban.
p.c.
p.c.
93-55
92-45
91-48
93-09
88-66
84-36
79-29
112-90
102-26
108-19
106-02
105-24
98-90
93-23
Provinces.
Rural.
Urban.
p.c.
p.c.
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
N . W. Territories
74-63
71-91
45-76
93-46
94-04
87-16
51-33
Canada, 1921
Canada, 1911
86-20
83-52
102-68
94 95
32.—Population of Cities and Towns having over 5,000 inhabitants in 1921,
compared with 1871-81-91-1901-11.
NOTE.—The cities and towns in which a Board of Trade exists are indicated by an asterisk (*). In all
cases the population is for the city or town municipality as it existed in 1921.
Population.
Cities and Towns.
Provinces.
1871.
•Montreal
'Toronto
'Winnipeg
'Vancouver
'Hamilton
•Ottawa
'Quebec
'Calgary
'London
'Edmonton
'Halifax
•St. John
'Victoria
'Windsor
•Regina
'Brantford
'Saskatoon
Verdun
•Hull
1881.
1891.
1901.
1911.
1921.
Quebec
115,000 155,238 219,216 328,172 490,5041 618,506
Ontario
59,000 96,196 181,215 209,8922 381,8332 521,893
7,985 25,639 42,340 136,035 179,087
Manitoba
241
13,709 27,010 100,401 117,217
British Columbia...
Ontario
26,880 36,661 48,959 52,634 81,969 114,151
24,141 31,307 44,154 59,928 87,062 107,843
95,193
Quebec
59,699 62,446 63,090 68,840 78,710
3.876
4,392 43,704
63,305
Alberta
60,959
Ontario
18,000 26,266 31.977 37,976 46,300
4,176 31,0643 58,821
Alberta
58,372
Nova Scotia
29,582 36,100 38,437 40,832 46,619
47,166
New B r u n s w i c k . . . . 41,325 41,353 39,179 40,711 42,511
5,925 16,841 20,919 31,660
38,727
British Columbia... 3,270
Ontario
38,591
4,253
6,561 10,322 12,153 17,829
34,432
2,249 30,213
23,132
12,753 16,619
Ontario
29,440
8,107
12,004
9,616
113
25,739
11,629
Quebec
296
1,898
25,001
u
11,264 13,993 18,222
24,117
3,800
6,890