Rural planning and development; a study of rural conditions and problems in Canada . ent, urban and 3,925,679,or per cent, These figures, however, are based on a di-vision which includes in the urban population a large number of whatare practically small agricultural villages. J In 1911 there were 142 towns in Canada with a population of500 or over which were either not in existence or whose populationswere below 500 in 1901. A great many of these will never really bemore than rural villages, and in any event they are not at presenturban in character. The rural population of the D
Rural planning and development; a study of rural conditions and problems in Canada . ent, urban and 3,925,679,or per cent, These figures, however, are based on a di-vision which includes in the urban population a large number of whatare practically small agricultural villages. J In 1911 there were 142 towns in Canada with a population of500 or over which were either not in existence or whose populationswere below 500 in 1901. A great many of these will never really bemore than rural villages, and in any event they are not at presenturban in character. The rural population of the Dominion mightvery properly be regarded as consisting of the population outside ofthe cities, towns and villages of 1,500 inhabitants and over. Alltowns of less than 1,500, which are not immediately adjacent to largecities, are more or less rural in character, and it is not unreasonableto include them in the rural class. ? Table 12, Canada Year Book, Table 9, Canada Year Book, Table 8, Canada Year Book, 1915. Coffimission of ConservationTown-Plannirt^ Branch Fig. 1. RURAL POPULATION IN 1911 ON BASIS WHICH INCLUDES ALL CITIESTOWNS &VJLLAGES HAVING OR LESS OF POPULATION.
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