Third Census of Canada 1891 - IPUMS Subset

Canada, 1891

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CAN_1891_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Department of Agriculture, Census Branch, IPUMS

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Canada, Province 1852 - 1911 (GEO1_CA1852_1911)

Data file: CAN1891_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 52

End: 57

Width: 6

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
124010	British Columbia
124020	Manitoba
124030	New Brunswick
124040	Nova Scotia
124050	Ontario
124060	Prince Edward Island
124070	Québec
124080	Territories
124081	Alberta
124082	Northwest Territories
124083	Saskatchewan
124084	Yukon Territory
124085	Unorganized

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

GEO1_CA1852_1911 identifies the household's province within Canada from 1852 to 1911. Provinces are the primary level of geography for Canada. Other geography variables from 1852 to 1911 in Canada include, DISTCA, DIVNOCA, and SDSTCA.

GEO1_CA1852_1911 is harmonized by name and does not take into consideration changing province boundaries. It is not mappable.

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