Ethnic Origin: 1901, 1931, 1961


Units

Area units: Circles and pies represent population in cities, or in the province excluding these cities.
On the map, 1901, 1931 and 1961 census divisions are shown. Within these, settled area (ecumene) is coloured to show data.

Data units: Province/city circles and pie graphs show total population, and absolute numbers by main ethnic origins.
Census divisions carry data for the top three ethnic groups by population, both as absolute numbers and as percentages.


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Legend Description

Province/city circles and pie graphs:
Provincial and city data is represented by proportional circles or pie graphs. They appear gray when zoomed out, but zoomed in they subdivide into proportional pie graphs, with the slices representing the ethnic breakdown within that province or city. The pies displayed represent all ethnic groups greater than 1% of the population. All other ethnic groups are represented as "All others". The province data is exclusive of the city data; for example, the Ontario circle or pie graph (and associated table) does not include data from Toronto or Ottawa, as these cities have their own circles/pies.

Number of persons:
The size of the circles or pie graphs represents the number of persons, for each selected city, or for the province or territory excluding the selected cities shown on the map. All locations with populations less than 50 000 people are shown as white circles with the same circle size.

Ethnic Origin:
The ethnic origin colour scheme applies to both the population pie graphs, and the census division colouration. Only groups accounting for more than 1% of the total population of a census division are explicitly represented.
Ethnic origin refers to the ethnic group to which a person belongs, and does not necessarily indicate place of birth or place of residence.

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Layers

Checkbox controls the visibility of the proportional circles or pie graphs representing the province/city data.
Checkboxes control the visibility of census divisions coloured to represent the 3 most dominant groups by ethnic origin. Layers represent 1st, 2nd and 3rd most populous groups. When any of the top 3 groups is less than 1% of the population, no colour is shown (not considered a dominant group). Within each Census division, only the settled area or ecumene (generalized area of continuous settlement) is coloured to show data.
Modern Geography ( current provincial and territorial boundaries, as well as selected cities) is available for reference.

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Active Tools

Zoom in: Provincial and city data is represented by proportional circles or pie graphs. They appear solid gray at the initial view. Zoom in to change circles to pie graphs, with the slices representing the ethnic breakdown within that province or city.
Click on the icon beside the Province/city circles and pie graphs layer, to make it the active layer, then use the tools below to get data about this layer.

Identify: Click anywhere in a province, or at the centre of a city pie graph, to popup the name of that province or city.

Table: Click or drag a rectangle to select any of the provinces or cities. A table pops up showing: the name of the province or city, the numbers of people of various ethnic origins, and the total number of people. See Table Fields below.
Click on the icon beside the Census divisions: Top 3 Ethnic Origin data layer, to make it the active layer, then use the tools below to get data about this layer.

Identify: Click on a census division to display the name of that census division.

Table: Click or drag rectangle to select census divisions. A table pops up showing the numbers of people within the 3 most populous ethnic origins. See Table Fields below.

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Table Fields - Province/city circles or pie graphs

Province or city Name of City or Province (excluding selected cities listed in that province which have separate symbols)
British, French, German, Dutch Scandinavian, Italian, Jewish Native peoples, Asian, All others Absolute numbers of people of this ethnic origin in that city or province
TOTAL Total number of people in that city or province

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Table Fields - Census divisions: Top 3 ethnic origins

CD Name Name of Census division
Total pop'n Total population of Census division
1st Group, 1st Pop'n, 1st Percent Most populous ethnic group in this Census division: Name of group; Absolute number; Percentage of total population of CD
2nd Group, 2nd Pop'n, 2nd Percent Second most populous ethnic group in this Census division: Name of group; Absolute number; Percentage of total population of CD
3rd Group, 3rd Pop'n, 3rd Percent Third most populous ethnic group in this Census division: Name of group; Absolute number; Percentage of total population of CD. Where there are only two ethnic origins greater than 1% of the total in the census division, the 3rd group is listed as "none".

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Map Tips

Pop-up Comparison Maps
Go to the More maps drop-down menu along the top bar, to find the Pop-Up Comparison Maps for Ethnic Origin 1901, 1931 or 1961. This will open another window on top of the map window you already have open, and allow you to compare maps of the two time periods.


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Legend Notes

Since the 1901 and 1935 censuses of Newfoundland and Labrador gave only place of birth and not ethnic origin, Newfoundland is not included in 1901 and 1931. Graphs of cities specify ethnic groups of 0.4% or larger; graphs of provinces specify groups of 1.0% or more except 'other' which may be less than 1.0%.

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