Facts and Figures

Total Population: 1 112 000

Largest Cities by population, 1861:

1. Montreal                     107 225

2. Quebec City                  59 700

Population of Canada East throughout the history:

1806                             250,000

1814                             335,000

1822                             427,465

1825                             479,288

1827                             473,475

1831                             553,134

1841                             650,000

1844                             697,084

1848                             765,797-786,693 estimates 

1851-1852                    890,261

1860-1861                    1,111,566

Another name for Canada East: Lower Canada, or roughly southern Quebec.

Languages mostly spoken: English and French

Most important farm products: potatoes, rye, buckwheat, maple wheat, livestock.

Most common industry: farming

Main economy: farming, timber, wheat industry

Main transportation route: water