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The Black community in Canada: past and present
Black population of Canada prior to the 1960s. It was a pretty consistent 20,000 or so until the 1950s.
1871
Total Black population: 21,474
Ontario 13,435
Nova Scotia 6,212
New Brunswick 1,680
Quebec 147
1901
Total Black population: 17,434
Ontario 8,935
Nova Scotia 5,984
New Brunswick 1,368
Quebec 280
B.C. 532
P.E.I. 141
Manitoba 61
1931
Total Black population: 19,456
Nova Scotia 7,361
Ontario 6,886
Quebec 1,649
New Brunswick 1,150
Alberta 924
B.C. 533
Manitoba 465
Saskatchewan 410
P.E.I. 70
1961
Total Black population: 32,127
Nova Scotia 11,900
Ontario 11,062
Quebec 4,287
Alberta 1,307
New Brunswick 1,273
B.C. 1,012
Manitoba 920
Saskatchewan 285
P.E.I. 48
Newfoundland 19
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