Second Census of Canada 1881 - IPUMS Subset
Canada, 1881
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CAN_1881_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Canada, District (DISTCA)
Data file: CAN1881_PHC-H-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
78
End:
82
Width:
5
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 10010 | Comox-Atlin |
| 10020 | Kootenay |
| 10030 | Nanaimo |
| 10040 | New Westminster |
| 10050 | Vancouver |
| 10060 | Victoria City |
| 10070 | Yale and Cariboo |
| 10071 | Cariboo |
| 10072 | Yale |
| 20010 | Brandon |
| 20020 | Dauphin |
| 20030 | Lisgar |
| 20040 | Macdonald |
| 20050 | Marquette-Extention |
| 20060 | Portage La Prairie |
| 20070 | Provencher |
| 20080 | Selkirk |
| 20090 | Souris |
| 20100 | Winnipeg City, BC |
| 30010 | Carleton |
| 30020 | Charlotte |
| 30030 | Gloucester |
| 30040 | Kent |
| 30050 | Kings and Albert |
| 30051 | Kings |
| 30052 | Albert |
| 30060 | Northumberland |
| 30070 | Restigouche |
| 30080 | St. John City and County |
| 30081 | Saint John (City/Ville) |
| 30082 | Saint John |
| 30090 | Sunbury and Queens |
| 30091 | Queens |
| 30092 | Sunbury |
| 30100 | Victoria |
| 30110 | Westmorland |
| 30120 | York |
| 40010 | Annapolis |
| 40020 | Antigonish |
| 40030 | Cape Breton N and Victoria |
| 40031 | Victoria |
| 40040 | Cape Breton S |
| 40041 | Cape Breton |
| 40050 | Colchester |
| 40060 | Cumberland |
| 40070 | Digby |
| 40080 | Guysborough |
| 40090 | Halifax City and County |
| 40091 | Halifax (City/Ville) |
| 40092 | Halifax |
| 40100 | Hants |
| 40110 | Inverness |
| 40120 | Kings and Albert |
| 40121 | Kings |
| 40130 | Lunenburg |
| 40140 | Pictou |
| 40150 | Richmond |
| 40160 | Shelburne and Queens |
| 40161 | Queens |
| 40162 | Shelburne |
| 40170 | Yarmouth |
| 50010 | Algoma |
| 50011 | Algoma (East) |
| 50012 | Algoma (West) |
| 50020 | Brant |
| 50021 | Brant (South/Sud) |
| 50022 | Brant (North/Nord) |
| 50030 | Brantford |
| 50040 | Brockville (City/Ville) |
| 50050 | Bruce |
| 50051 | Bruce (North/Nord) |
| 50052 | Bruce (South/Sud) |
| 50053 | Bruce (East) |
| 50054 | Bruce (West) |
| 50060 | Carleton |
| 50070 | Dufferin |
| 50080 | Dundas |
| 50090 | Durham |
| 50091 | Durham (East/Est) |
| 50092 | Durham (West/Ouest) |
| 50100 | Elgin |
| 50101 | Elgin (East/Est) |
| 50102 | Elgin (West/Ouest) |
| 50110 | Essex |
| 50111 | Essex (North) |
| 50112 | Essex (South) |
| 50120 | Frontenac |
| 50130 | Glengarry |
| 50140 | Grenville |
| 50141 | Leeds North and Grenville North |
| 50142 | Grenville (South/Sud) |
| 50150 | Grey |
| 50151 | Grey (East/Est) |
| 50152 | Grey (North/Nord) |
| 50153 | Grey (South/Sud) |
| 50160 | Haldimand |
| 50170 | Halton |
| 50180 | Hamilton (City/Ville) |
| 50181 | Hamilton (East) |
| 50182 | Hamilton (West) |
| 50190 | Hastings |
| 50191 | Hastings (North/Nord) |
| 50192 | Hastings (East/Est) |
| 50193 | Hastings (West/Ouest) |
| 50200 | Huron (combined) |
| 50201 | Huron (Centre) |
| 50202 | Huron (North/Nord) |
| 50203 | Huron (East) |
| 50204 | Huron (South/Sud) |
| 50205 | Huron (West) |
| 50210 | Kent |
| 50211 | Kent (East) |
| 50212 | Kent (West) |
| 50220 | Kingston (City/Ville) |
| 50230 | Lambton |
| 50231 | Lambton East |
| 50232 | Lambton West |
| 50240 | Lanark |
| 50241 | Lanark (North/Nord) |
| 50242 | Lanark (South/Sud) |
| 50250 | Leeds |
| 50251 | Leeds (South/Sud) |
| 50252 | Leeds (North) |
| 50260 | Lennox and Addington |
| 50261 | Lennox |
| 50262 | Addington |
| 50270 | Lincoln |
| 50271 | Niagara |
| 50272 | Lincoln and Niagara |
| 50280 | London |
| 50290 | Middlesex (north, east, and west combined) |
| 50291 | Middlesex South |
| 50292 | Middlesex (East/Est) |
| 50293 | Middlesex (North/Nord) |
| 50294 | Middlesex (West/Ouest) |
| 50300 | Muskoka |
| 50301 | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
| 50310 | Nipissing |
| 50320 | Norfolk |
| 50321 | Norfolk (South/Sud) |
| 50322 | Norfolk (North/Nord) |
| 50330 | Northumberland |
| 50331 | Northumberland East |
| 50332 | Northumberland West |
| 50340 | Ontario |
| 50341 | Ontario West |
| 50342 | Ontario North |
| 50343 | Ontario South |
| 50350 | Ottawa (City/Ville) |
| 50360 | Oxford |
| 50361 | Oxford (North/Nord) |
| 50362 | Oxford (South/Sud) |
| 50370 | Parry Sound |
| 50380 | Peel |
| 50390 | Perth (north and south combined) |
| 50391 | Perth North |
| 50392 | Perth South |
| 50400 | Peterborough |
| 50401 | Peterborough East |
| 50402 | Peterborough West |
| 50410 | Prescott |
| 50411 | Prince Edward |
| 50420 | Renfrew |
| 50421 | Renfrew North |
| 50422 | Renfrew South |
| 50430 | Russell |
| 50440 | Simcoe East |
| 50450 | Simcoe North |
| 50460 | Simcoe South |
| 50470 | Stormont |
| 50472 | Cornwall |
| 50473 | Cornwall and Stormont |
| 50480 | Thunder Bay and Rainy River |
| 50490 | Toronto (City/Ville) |
| 50491 | Toronto (Center) |
| 50492 | Toronto (East) |
| 50493 | Toronto (North) |
| 50494 | Toronto (South) |
| 50495 | Toronto (West) |
| 50500 | Victoria |
| 50501 | Victoria (South/Sud) |
| 50502 | Victoria (North/Nord) |
| 50510 | Waterloo |
| 50511 | Waterloo (North/Nord) |
| 50512 | Waterloo (South/Sud) |
| 50520 | Welland |
| 50530 | Wellington |
| 50531 | Wellington (Centre) |
| 50532 | Wellington (North/Nord) |
| 50533 | Wellington (South/Sud) |
| 50540 | Wentworth |
| 50541 | Wentworth (South/Sud) |
| 50542 | Wentworth (North/Nord) |
| 50550 | York |
| 50551 | York (East/Est) |
| 50552 | York (West/Ouest) |
| 50553 | York (Center) |
| 50554 | York (North/Nord) |
| 50555 | York (South) |
| 50560 | Cardwell |
| 50570 | Monck |
| 50580 | Bothwell |
| 60010 | Kings |
| 60020 | Prince |
| 60030 | Queens |
| 70010 | Argenteuil |
| 70020 | Bagot |
| 70030 | Beauce |
| 70040 | Beauharnois |
| 70050 | Bellechase |
| 70060 | Berthier |
| 70070 | Bonaventure |
| 70080 | Brome |
| 70090 | Chambly and Verchères |
| 70091 | Verchères |
| 70092 | Chambly |
| 70100 | Champlain |
| 70110 | Charlevoix |
| 70120 | Chateauguay |
| 70130 | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| 70131 | Saguenay, QU |
| 70140 | Compton |
| 70150 | Deux-Montagnes |
| 70160 | Dorchester |
| 70170 | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| 70180 | Gaspé |
| 70190 | Hochelaga |
| 70200 | Huntingdon |
| 70210 | Jacques-Cartier |
| 70220 | Joliette |
| 70230 | Kamouraska |
| 70240 | Labelle |
| 70250 | Laprairie and Napierville |
| 70251 | Laprairie |
| 70252 | Napierville |
| 70260 | l'Assomption |
| 70270 | Laval |
| 70280 | Lévis |
| 70290 | L'Islet |
| 70300 | Lotbinière |
| 70310 | Maisonneuve |
| 70320 | Maskinongé |
| 70330 | Mégantic |
| 70340 | Missisquoi |
| 70350 | Montcalm |
| 70360 | Montmagny |
| 70370 | Montmorency |
| 70380 | Montréal (Ville/City) |
| 70381 | Montréal, Ste. Anne |
| 70382 | Montréal, St. Antoine |
| 70383 | Montréal, St. Jacques |
| 70384 | Montréal, St. Laurent |
| 70385 | Montréal, Ste. Marie |
| 70390 | Nicolet |
| 70400 | Pontiac |
| 70410 | Portneuf |
| 70420 | Québec (Ville/City) |
| 70421 | Québec Centre |
| 70422 | Québec Est |
| 70423 | Québec W O |
| 70430 | Québec |
| 70440 | Richelieu |
| 70450 | Richmond and Wolfe |
| 70460 | Rimouski |
| 70470 | Rouville |
| 70480 | St-Hyacinthe |
| 70490 | St. Jean and Iberville |
| 70491 | Iberville |
| 70492 | St. Jean |
| 70500 | Shefford |
| 70510 | Sherbrooke (Ville/City) |
| 70520 | Soulanges |
| 70530 | Stanstead |
| 70540 | Témiscouata |
| 70550 | Terrebonne |
| 70560 | Trois-Rivières and St. Maurice |
| 70561 | Trois-Rivières (Ville/City) |
| 70562 | St-Maurice |
| 70570 | Vaudreuil |
| 70580 | Wright |
| 70590 | Yamaska |
| 70600 | Unorganized parts |
| 70610 | Ottawa |
| 70620 | Leinster |
| 80000 | Territories |
| 81000 | Alberta, UT |
| 81010 | Calgary |
| 81020 | Edmonton |
| 81030 | Macleod |
| 81040 | Medicine Hat |
| 81050 | Red Deer |
| 81060 | Strathcona |
| 81070 | Victoria |
| 82000 | Northwest Territories |
| 82010 | McKenzie River |
| 83000 | Saskatchewan, UT |
| 83010 | Assiniboia |
| 83020 | Battleford |
| 83030 | Humboldt |
| 83040 | MacKenzie |
| 83050 | Moosejaw |
| 83060 | Prince Albert |
| 83070 | Qu'Appelle |
| 83080 | Regina |
| 83090 | Saltcoats |
| 83100 | Saskatoon |
| 83110 | Assiniboia East, UT |
| 83120 | Assiniboia West, UT |
| 84000 | Yukon |
| 99999 | Unknown |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
DISTCA reports the household's district, within Canada in 1852, 1881, and 1891Districts are contained within the provinces. The geographic size of districts varies significantly. For example, the Territories, Northwest Territories and Yukon are one district on their own, while other districts cover only portions of major cities. In many cases in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec and Ontario, the census districts were also known as counties.
Some other geography variables from 1852 to 1911 in Canada include, GEO1_CA1852_1911, DIVNOCA, and SDSTCA. DISTCA is harmonized by the names of the districts and does not take into consideration the changing district boundaries. DISTCA is not mappable.
Some other geography variables from 1852 to 1911 in Canada include, GEO1_CA1852_1911, DIVNOCA, and SDSTCA. DISTCA is harmonized by the names of the districts and does not take into consideration the changing district boundaries. DISTCA is not mappable.
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