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Chart 2 (data) Urban and rural population, Canada
| Year | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| number | ||
| 1851 | 318,079 | 2,118,218 |
| 1861 | 527,220 | 2,702,413 |
| 1871 | 722,343 | 3,014,914 |
| 1881 | 1,109,507 | 3,271,749 |
| 1891 | 1,537,098 | 3,395,108 |
| 1901 | 2,023,364 | 3,395,299 |
| 1911 | 3,276,812 | 3,944,850 |
| 1921 | 4,353,428 | 4,446,821 |
| 1931 | 5,572,058 | 4,804,321 |
| 1941 | 6,252,416 | 5,254,239 |
| 1951 | 8,628,253 | 5,381,176 |
| 1961 | 12,700,390 | 5,537,857 |
| 1971 | 16,410,785 | 5,157,520 |
| 1981 | 18,435,923 | 5,907,254 |
| 1991 | 20,906,872 | 6,389,984 |
| 2001 | 23,908,211 | 6,098,883 |
| Note: The rural population for 1981 to 2001 refers to persons living outside centres with a population of 1,000 AND outside areas with 400 persons per square kilometre. Previous to 1981, the definitions differed slightly but consistently referred to populations outside centres of 1,000 population. | ||
| Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of population 1851 to 2001. | ||
