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56 POPULATION

CLASSIFICATION OF POPULATION ACCORDING TO SEX

The census reports show a numerical difference between the sexes
in Canada, From the ea,rly dnyt; of the colony, the male popula,tion \Vas
more numerous than the femalc. The phenomenon 1S especially notice-
able in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia owing to a large
immigration of workmen. In thc;-,c 1'c'gions the male pro :Iortion
per 1,000 persons had nlrcn,dy rea·ched 642 in 1~91, The difference
in proportion is less in Olt' En::d n part of the Country where the immi-
grfLtion movement i~; more rcstrict d.

The following two tables give an accurate distribution of men and
women in the ProviTI('t:s of Canadf\, since 1891. The figures of 1921
show 4,529,945 men and 4,258,53~, \Vomen, being ,an excess of 271,407
men, equa.l to 3% of the total population.

18-Number of ]VIen according 10 census in Canada, br Provinces.

PROVINCES 1~71 1881 1 1891 1901 1911 1921
-~----------I----i----II----I----~----~',----
Prin". I~"mrd l'J<lod ,.,' 47.121 54,7:<9 ;,l,BRI r.l,9.~.9 47,069 -t--l,887
Novu "'cot,i~... , ,. , '.' 193,79a 220,:,38 227.0n:l 2:13,M2 251,Olll 2tJ<1.472
New fJru""'T·~k. " ".".,. 146,,"· 1l'A ,119 16:J,739 16R,ô:l9 179,B1!!7 H)7,Ml
Qu,,["'"...... ij!)6,O'll 678,]/5 744,141 81H.4S4 1,012, III 1,lS0,028
On(.nrio " ,.,'" 828,Lg[l 97,Br>! 1,069.487 1,0 ,r~ 1,301,27 lAH1,8no
r"l!Init.oI1a. ' , , , ' , ,. , , ' , .. ' . , 1:J,tiG 35,133 84,342 1~/ 252,054 320,5G7
8,. katrl,\' ·"n..... .. .. .. ' 49,4:H 291,nO 413,700
AlbùH .. 41,019 22<.,7"2 3N,208
Bl'ili,h C"h;mbia, 20,694 29,503 63,003 111.160 251,619 293 ..100
Y"Ir"m rcrrllolY.................. 2:'I,ORl 6,508 2819
Nvrth Vi ,.tOrIl Terrilory 24,,21. 28,n:J 53,785 10,176 :'1,3.'>0 J,I~9
Royal CU'!1udiu" Navy , ..... , . ' , . 'f-i'_'_.._._._+ ...,__,_._''_''_'_'1_'_'·_·__.1 1__.~_4Bl>._
__
CANA.o •. , , , , '" .. , •. " "! 1,869,264 2.188,854 2,460.471 2,751,708 3,821,995 4,5.25,945

19-Number of Women atcording 10 census, in Canada, br Provinces,

PROVINC ,8 1871 h91 JDUI 1911 1921

P:'inc«Elh~ cl h:l:.lIId.....•.... : . '1~,72R
Nova tj.~()lJO•... ' ............• , .. 2!)7,::lf"'d
1\e\', ] rnm,wick . 90"')~"
(~.ur:hec ........•...• , . l,18J, 71
Ollt:nio ..... _ ~ . 114~J,77~
Manitoba""" , ,.' ., .. ,. ;,jN9,~·)1
&ui.kntcbowan . 3n, 10
Atb r .. . ..'," 2B1,2·,jô
BritlJlIl Colum .' , , .. , , , . 1~,r.~3 1 :J;,i70 23l,ln
YuhlJn Tcrritmi .. :.............. .. _. ~ '1 I,:l:l~
Norlh WI'~t Te • \br,e, ... , "., .,,' 23,7~G :~,)~16~. 3,'Vir.l
---- ---1--'-- ..------ ---- --- -
CANADA. • ••• , 1 1,819,993 2,139,9 6 2,372,76B î 2.619,607 3,3B~,6C8 4,258,538
Caoada Ycar Book, 192&,