The New York herald., 1862-01-27
The Population OF Canada.

THE CENSUS OF lSOl-CLASSIBlCATlON By OKI0INSs
(From the Toronto Globe, Jan. 2o
natural to expect that, the accessions to the
population Of Canada in the nine years between 1852 and
1861 by natural increase Of population than
by any extraordinary immigration, there would be q
larger proportion of natives Of tho province In 1881 than
81 the date Of the previous census That such is the ct
In 1852, Of the S42 ,265 inhabitants Of the province
aS per ss1 ,ss s the whs were born Sg1 in
1850 per cent Of the whole, natives or course in
LOwcr Canada Of Its being by far the older
greater than in Upper Canada but 1t appears that
during the nine preceding the date Of the recent
census the native per cenass has increased IN the
In Lower Canada in 1852 tho number Of ma
.iyss Of Canada was or sss1 per cent Of the
l014,s9s, 9l3s cent Of tho whole population Of
llIo664 In Upper Canada. in 1862, the number Of
~Sos Of IN tsy
COZ s79 or 6467 per cent Of the whole population Of
The in .'SE hs psr
show the proportions which the number Of those
Canada bore 70 the whole population in the entire
vincc, and in either section respectively
Canada; ..;............. !siS $3.50
Upper Canada ............... bS.0S 64.67
lower Canada ...,......... 89.31 9l.38
ihe natives Of Canada distinguished into those
who are and those who are not Of French origin. In
62S 1852 and S47 $40 in 1861 the number Of
satives not Of French origin 125 $50 in 1882 and
Of French origin 26417 in 1882 and SO 2S7 in 1851
e number Of natives not Of French origin was 626 O9S
m 1882 and 500 6o2 1851. In Lower Canada the pro-
portion Of natives Of Canada Of French origin to the
Whoo population was 49, per cent In 1852 and 76 20
per cont in 1SGlan increase OF little pen cent.
In Upper Canada the proportion Of natives Of Canada
Of French origin TO the whole population per
een in 1852 and g. 20 per cent in 1Ss1-an increase OF
One Of the most striking changes shown by the late
census ID In the relative proportions Of tho number Of
sstiyes Of French origin and those not Of French origin
1862 the natives Of Canada OF French origin in the
whole province 37.7S cent Of the whole popua
sion; 1851 they a5.12 per cent Of the popa-
not Of French origin were s5sT per cent Of the whole
populan in 1851 they 413s per cent Of the popu
IL is5s ont Of patv. population Of thes:
696 S45, 5164 per cent Of French origin, and
1913, or ts.3o per cent not Of French origin. In
1861 hsse proportions were more than reversed Out OF
native population Of 9l7 ,777 there $50 co.,
ouly 1892 per cent Of French origin and there were
1,o37 ITO. or 6l.0S per cent not Of French origin
In 1852 the population Of Casada included 94 CAT ndi
vduals who had not been born In the province 1861
the number Of this class was 6ss Increase Of
o. S31. That s 70 say, the number Of persons,
ves who arrived in the province during the nine years
from 1852 10 1o6l, exceeded the number OF the
val by 81 33l Upper Canada got nearly the whole benefit
= this accesson TO The population Of the province In
naSs
this class 493 2l2an increase OF e371s The popu
,son of Lower Canada in 1852 included e5l53 indi.
vduss natives Of Canada In 1851 the number OF this
class was 95 ,766-an increase Of only 6l3.
O that portion OF the population who not natives
of canaan, roano rurnUn0e the greatest number. In
1852, tho number Of natives OF Ireland Lower Ca
asa 81 99 S75 per cent Of the whole popuaton In
lS6l they numbered ~ 192-a decrease Of 3o7-or asa
per oen Of the increased population In Upper Canada
IN 1852, thsre 176 267 natives OF Ireland being
1852 per cont Of the poouaton in 1851 they numbered
l91 231 1910 per cent of the population. In the
whole province In 1852 there 227 zoe natives Of
ireland being 12S6 ier Of the population in 1861
shey numbered 2l l23 or sos per cent OF the popula
tion.
england and Wales take the next rank as contributors
70 the population of Canada. In 1852 there were in
Lower Canada IL 230 natives Of England Wales being
26 per cent Of the population In 1851 they numbered
l3s or LIS per cent In Upper Canada 1852 there
were SO $50 natives OF England and waies s6s per
Of the population; in 1851 they numbered ia 800
8. per cent In the whole province, 1882 there
% s2e natives Of England and Wales being $40 per
cent Of The popuation in 1861 they numbered 12
SOS per cent.
The natives Of Scotland in 1862, IN Lower Canada,
4,565 being Lea cent Of the population; In
1s61 they numbered 13 1e0-a decrease Of 405-or 1ls
per Of the population. In Upper Canada they num-
bersd 796 per cent in 1882 o. 1872 or 7Os
yss cent In 1861. IL the whole province they numbered
o0S76 81 per cent in 1882 and Ill 052, 447 per
cent In 1861
Tho natives Of the United States In 1852 in Lower Cana
do IL 4S2 being 40 per cent OF the population; in
1861 they numbered 13 Gal 20 per cent OF the popu
,stn. In Upper Canada they numbered 43 732 or $50
per cent in 1852, and co. 5s or 81 per 1851 In
the whole province they numbered SO 214 sos per
cent in 1852, asd Ga 800 or 257 per cent in 1901
summing up these results lnd that for every
hnred OF the population Of Lower Canada there wero