Population Density of the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and Ontario, 1901
Before Canada’s cities swallowed their surroundings, population was counted township by township. This plate from the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada carries two maps showing density of population per square mile for every township in the Maritime Provinces, Quebec and Ontario, as recorded circa 1901.
The cartography is straightforward and easy to read a century later. Eight classes carry the data, seven of them shades of brown, with darker tints marking the more densely settled townships. A number printed in each township removes any guesswork about which class it falls into. Cities and towns of 5,000 inhabitants or more appear as black dots sized in proportion to their population, so the growing centers along the St. Lawrence and lower Great Lakes stand apart from the thinly settled interior.
Sourced by Map Shop from Natural Resources Canada. Genealogists, historical geographers, teachers, and library and museum buyers find it useful, and it frames well for a study or reading room.
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