50 Biggest Cities of British North America in 1861

Try to name the 50 largest cities in the colonies that would later make up Canada, six years before the Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Population estimates according to the Census of 1861. Data for Newfoundland per the 1857 census..
Several of these communities no longer exist as independent towns or cities.
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Lower Canada
90,323
Montreal
51,109
Quebec
6,058
Trois-Rivières
5,899
Sherbrooke
5,333
Lévis
4,778
Sorel
3,636
Saint-Hyacinthe
3,317
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
2,849
Sainte-Rose
2,816
Longueuil
2,269
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Upper Canada
44,821
Toronto
19,096
Hamilton
14,669
Ottawa
13,743
Kingston
11,555
London
6,284
St. Catharines
6,277
Belleville
6,251
Brantford
5,076
Guelph
4,975
Cobourg
4,466
Chatham
4,162
Port Hope
4,112
Brockville
3,979
Peterborough
3,353
Woodstock
3,227
Goderich
3,069
Galt
2,852
Dundas
2,809
Stratford
2,778
St. Marys
2,697
Whitby
2,591
Prescott
2,577
Ingersoll
2,501
Windsor
2,465
Perth
2,373
Paris
2,360
Amherstburg
2,216
Owen Sound
2,134
Barrie
2,091
Sarnia
New Brunswick
27,317
Saint John
11,500
Portland
5,652
Fredericton
 
 
Nova Scotia
25,026
Halifax
 
 
Newfoundland
13,261
St. John's
5,095
Harbour Grace
4,808
Carbonear
2,150
Bonavista
 
 
Prince Edward Island
6,076
Charlottetown
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4 Comments
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Level 75
Dec 22, 2025
There's no "s" in the PEI city (unless there once was, in which case you should accept the proper modern name as a type-in)
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Level 55
Dec 22, 2025
Fixed. Thanks for letting me know.
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Level 68
Dec 23, 2025
I love the map so much. Wish I was better at canadian cities,

Anyways heres a spotlight :)

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Level 55
Dec 23, 2025
Thank you!