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50 Biggest Cities of Canada in 1871 with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the most populous cities of the Dominion of Canada in 1871, according to its first census?
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Population estimates according to the Canadian census of 1871.
Some of these cities do not exist anymore.
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Last updated: July 22, 2023
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Population
Cities
107,225
Montreal
59,699
Quebec City
56,092
Toronto
29,582
Halifax
28,805
Saint John
26,716
Hamilton
21,545
Ottawa
15,826
London
12,520
Portland
12,407
Kingston
8,107
Brantford
7,864
St. Catharines
7,570
Trois-Rivières
7,305
Belleville
6,878
Guelph
6,691
Lévis
6,006
Fredericton
Population
Cities
5,873
Chatham
5,636
Sorel
5,114
Port Hope
5,102
Brockville
4,696
Yarmouth
4,611
Peterborough
4,442
Cobourg
4,432
Sherbrooke
4,408
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
4,313
Stratford
4,253
Windsor
4,049
Lindsay
4,022
Ingersoll
3,982
Woodstock
3,954
Goderich
3,827
Galt
3,746
Saint-Hyacinthe
Population
Cities
3,398
Barrie
3,369
Owen Sound
3,270
Victoria
3,232
Strathroy
3,185
Oshawa
3,135
Dundas
3,120
St. Marys
3,047
Joliette
3,034
Bowmanville
3,022
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
3,000
Chatham
2,967
Napanee
2,929
Sarnia
2,829
Collingwood
2,743
Berlin
2,732
Whitby
2 Comments
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Level 64
Jul 30, 2024
Awesome map of early Canada, I don’t think I’ve seen a similar map on JetPunk before.
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Level 55
Jul 30, 2024
Thanks!