Students in School: 1851, 1881


Units

Area units:
Grouped census divisions are shown for 1851, and 1881. Census divisions were grouped to make them comparable between the two censuses.

Data units:
Proportional circles are shown; their size representing the total number of students attending school, and their colour representing the percentage of the total population attending school.


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Legend Description

Students attending
Circles are proportional to the total number of students attending school in that grouped census division. Where there are less than 2000 students attending, the circles are a fixed size.

Percentage of total population
Circles are coloured according to the percentage of the total population (not only the school aged population), attending school.

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Layers

Checkboxes control the visibility of school attendance by census division. Clicking on 1851 turns off 1881, and vice versa, and whichever layer within this folder is on is the active layer (see explanation in Active Tools below).
Checkbox controls visibility of Modern Geography (current provincial and territorial boundaries, as well as selected cities), and is available for reference.

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Active Tools

 Active Layer: Clicking on 1851 Attendance by CD or 1881 Attendance by CD will make the proportional circles for that year visible on the map, and also make that layer active.

Identify: Click anywhere in a grouped census division to display the name of that grouped census division.

Table: Click or drag a rectangle to select any of the grouped census division. A table pops up showing information by grouped census division. See Table Fields below.

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Table Fields - 1851 Attendance by CD or 1881 Attendance by CD

Grouped census division Census divisions which have been grouped in order to create comparability between 1851, and 1881.
Total population Total population of the grouped census division (not just school-aged children).
Students attending Total number of students attending school.
% of total population Percent of total population attending school.
Data files available: Students_in_School_1851_1881.xls

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Legend Notes

Unless otherwise indicated, data for all maps and graphs were taken from the annual reports of the various chief superintendents and ministers of education for the several British North American colonies to 1867, and for the provinces of Canada after that date. Where data were reported by municipal districts other than counties, these were amalgamated or incorporated into counties with the assistance of the Gazetteer of Canada.

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