Plate 10
Population in the Canadas and the Maritimes to 1851



   

Growth of cities, 1825-1891




    Montreal Quebec Toronto StJohn Hlfax. Hamilton Ottawa London Kingst.St.Jhn's

 1825   31516  22101    1677   8500  14000   1400      -      -   3528  12000
 1827       -      -       -      -  14440      -      -      -      -      -
 1828       -      -       -      -      -      -   1000      -      -      -
 1831   43773  36179       -      -      -      -   1100      -      -      -
 1836       -      -       -  12073      -      -   1300   1100      -  14946
 1842   49391  35673       -  19281      -      -   2200      -      -      -
 1850       -      -       -  22745      -      -      -      -      -      -
 1851   57715  42052   30775      -  19950  14112   7760    703  11585    -.0
 1857       -      -       -      -      -      -      -      -      -  24600
 1861   90323  51109   44821  27317      -  19096  14669  11555  13743      -
 1869       -      -       -      -      -      -      -      -      -  22550
 1871  107225  59699   56092  28805  29582  26716  21545  15826  12407  23000
 1874       -      -       -      -      -      -      -      -      -  23890
 1881  140747  62446   86415  26127  36100  35961  27412  19746   1409  29000
 1884      -       -       -      -      -      -      -      -      -  31140
 1891  182695  63090  144023  24184  38495  47245  37269  22281  19263   9000


            
Sources:

 Canada. Census.Various census years
 Censuses of individual provinces. Various census years. Summarized in Canada
  Census.1871. Vol 4
 Simmons,J., and Geoff Dobilas. 'The Population of Urban Nodes'HAC
 Research Report. 1980 
 

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