Migration, 1871-1891


Units

Area units:
Grouped census subdivisions are shown, the 1871 and 1891 subdivisions aggregated to correspond approximately to 1881 census divisions. This was done In order to calculate and compare estimated migration rates.
Within these, 1871 and 1891 settled area (ecumene) is shown.

Data units:
Estimated number of migrants by grouped census division is shown by circles, and coloured according to migration rate class.
Note: Please see Authors and Sources page for explanation of calculations.


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Legend Description

Migration Rate (class)
Circles represent Number of Migrants (see below.) Colours represent Migration Rate class, by Number of migrants per 1000 population. For example, a grouped CD with more than 150 migrants per 1000 people during the decade in question is classed as "Large in-migration" and coloured red.

Number of Migrants
Circles represent Number of Migrants within a grouped CD during the decade in question. Circle sizes are classed according to Number of Migrants.

Settlement
Settled area (ecumene) is coloured to show where continuous settlement occurred. "Unsettled area" may have contained some population, but it was sparse.

Migration type by grouped census division
The settled area within each grouped census division is coloured according to the dominant type of migration, over the two decade period covered by this map. This layer is initially off and may be turned on.


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Layers

This folder contains Migration rates, for either the 1871-1881 OR the 1881-1891 decade; turning one layer on turns the other off. These are the active layers. See explanation in Active Tools below.

This layer shows Migration type by grouped census division (see description above.) This layer is initially off and may be turned on, which colour-codes the settled area in each unit by type.

This layer shows Modern Geography (current provincial and territorial boundaries, as well as selected cities), and is available for reference.

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Active Tools

The active layers in this map are in the Migration rates folder. Use the tools below to get data about the grouped CDs in these layers.

Identify: Click on the Identify tool, then click on the map on one of the circles, to pop up a box showing the name of the grouped census division.

Table: Click on the Table tool, then click or drag a rectangle on the map across one or more circles, to select grouped census divisions and pop up a table showing information about the selected units. See Table Fields below.
Query: Click on the Query tool, to pop up a Query box. Use the input boxes to specify numeric values as selection criteria for Migration rates, and click "Submit query" to select and pop up a table showing information about the selected grouped census divisions. See Table Fields below.

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Table Fields - Migration rates

Grouped CD 1881 grouped census division
Rate 1871-1881 Number of migrants per 1000 population (negative numbers indicate out-migration, positive numbers indicate in-migration)
Rate 1881-1891 Number of migrants per 1000 population (negative numbers indicate out-migration, positive numbers indicate in-migration)
Migration type Dominant type of migration, over the two decade period covered by this map.
Data files available: Migration_1871_1891.xls

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Legend Notes

Calculations based on the differences between expected and actual populations have been used to estimate intercensal net migrations by age and sex groups (see Authors and Sources page for details).

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