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CANADA.
The population of Nova Scotia, at the census of 1861, consisted oi 294,706 natives, 16,895 Scotch, 9,313 Irish, and 2,993 born English- men, the rest being immigrants from other countries. In New- Brunswick, natives and aliens were in very nearly the same pro- portion.
Not included at present in the Dominion of Canada, but attracted towards the confederation, while forming part of the immense terri- tory known as British North America, are the colonies of Newfound- land, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia with Vancouver Island, and Manitoba, formerly called Prince Rupert's Land — the last surrendered by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1870, but not at once admitted into the Dominion. Their estimated area, and popu- lation, according to the last returns, including the census of New- foundland of 1869, are as follows : —
Colonies
Area
Population
Newfoundland Prince Edward Island British Columbia with
Vancouver Island Manitoba
Total .
Eng. sq. miles
40,200
2,173
200,000
146,536 80,857
11,405 17,000
242,373
266,798
According to estimates ol the year 1869, British North America, exclusive of Manitoba, had a total population of four and a quarter millions, giving, on a territory of 619,361 English square miles, not quite seven individuals to the square mile.
The population of the principal cities ox the Dominion and ot British North America was as follows by the census of 1861 : — Doiiixiox of Canada.
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia . New Brunswick
( Toronto Hamilton Kingston
| Ottawa
L London /Montreal
^ Quebec Halifax St. John
Bkitish North Ameeica. Newfoundland . . St. John's . Prince Edward Island . Charlotte Town British Columbia . . New Westminster
44,821 19,096 13,743 14,696 11,555 90,323 51,109 25,026 27,317
30,476 5,210 5,000
By selection of the Crown, the city of Ottawa has been made the capital and seat of legislature of the Dominion of Canada and Con- federate States of British North America.
