1901 Canadian census

October 2024 Detailed enumeration of Canadian residents in 1901 July 2024 1901 Canadian census Canada June 1, 1901 5,371,315 11.1% province/territory 1891 Canadian census 1891 1906 Canadian census 1906 The 1901 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. The census began on June 1, 1901 and all reports were received by February 26, 1902. The total population count of Canada was 5,371,315.Fourth Census of Canada 1901 https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/statcan/CS98-1901-1.pdf 2024-10-13 This was an increase of 11% over the 1891 census of 4,833,239. The previous census was the 1891 census and the following census was the Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba 1906 census. This census was the first census in which all then-admitted provinces recorded a population of at least 100,000, which would not be replicated until 1961. Census summary Information was collected on the following subjects, with eleven "schedules" or census data collection forms associated with each subject: Living persons Buildings and lands, churches, and schools Deaths Farm land, fruits and plantations Field products Live stock and animal products Agricultural values Manufactures Forest products and furs Fisheries Mines Canada by the numbers A summary of information about Canada. Total population 5,371,315 Houses 1,028,892 Families 1,070,747 Men 2,751,708 Women 2,619,607 Urban population 3,349,516 Rural population 2,021,799 Population by province Province 1901 census 1891 census % change Ontario 2,182,947 2,114,321 3.2 Quebec 1,648,898 1,488,535 10.8 Nova Scotia 459,574 450,396 2.0 New Brunswick 331,120 321,263 3.1 Manitoba 255,211 152,506 67.3 British Columbia 178,657 98,173 82.0 Prince Edward Island 103,259 109,078 -5.3 Assiniboia Territory 67,385 30,372 121.9 Alberta Territory 65,876 25,277 160.6 Saskatchewan Territory 25,679 11,150 130.3 Unorganized Territories 52,709 32,168 63.9 Total 5,371,315 4,833,239 11.1 Yukon, then one of six districts of the Unorganized Territories, was first enumerated in this census, with a population of 27,219. Its demographics would not recover until 1991. City rankings All cities and towns with a population of 7,000 or above are included. Rank City or Town Province Population (1901) 01 Montreal Quebec 267,730 02 Toronto Ontario 208,040 03 Quebec Quebec 68,840 04 Ottawa Ontario 59,928 05 Hamilton Ontario 52,634 06 Winnipeg Manitoba 42,340 07 Halifax Nova Scotia 40,832 08 St. John New Brunswick 40,711 09 London Ontario 37,981 10 Vancouver British Columbia 26,133 11 St. Henri Quebec 21,192 12 Victoria British Columbia 20,816 13 Kingston Ontario 17,961 14 Brantford Ontario 16,619 15 Hull Quebec 13,993 16 Windsor Ontario 12,153 17 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island 12,080 18 Sherbrooke Quebec 11,765 19 Guelph Ontario 11,496 20 St. Thomas Ontario 11,485 21 Peterborough Ontario 11,239 22 Valleyfield Quebec 11,055 23 St. Louis du Mile End Quebec 10,933 24 Ste. Cunégonde Quebec 10,912 25 Trois-Rivières Quebec 9,981 26 Stratford Ontario 9,959 27 St. Catharines Ontario 9,946 28 Sydney Nova Scotia 9,909 29 Berlin Ontario 9,747 30 St. Hyacinthe Quebec 9,210 31 Dawson Yukon 9,142 32 Belleville Ontario 9,117 33 Chatham Ontario 9,068 34 Moncton New Brunswick 9,026 35 Brockville Ontario 8,940 36 Westmount Quebec 8,856 37 Woodstock Woodstock 8,833 38 Owen Sound Ontario 8,776 39 Sarnia Ontario 8,176 40 Galt Ontario 7,866 41 Lévis Quebec 7,783 42 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario 7,169 43 Fredericton New Brunswick 7,117 44 Sorel Quebec 7,057 45 Lindsay Ontario 7,003 See also History Canada Population of Canada by year Demographics of Canada Ethnic groups in Canada History of immigration to Canada Population and housing censuses by country References Census Category:Censuses in Canada Canada