Northern Ontario can be understood as a hinterland-colonial region. This book offers an overview and statistical reference source for Northern Ontario on population, employment, and urban concentration since 1871.
Authors
Tomasz Mrozewski, Pierre Anctil, Caitlin Richer, Pat Marcuccio, David Leadbeater, Charlene Faiella
- Pages
- 292
- Published in
- Ottawa, CA
- Series
- Canadian Studies
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Halftitle Page 2
- Title Page 4
- Copyright 5
- Table of Contents 8
- List of Maps 10
- List of Tables 12
- List of Appendix Tables 16
- Acknowledgements 18
- Chapter 1: Introduction 20
- Chapter 2: The Colonial North of Ontario and Official Statistics 32
- Chapter 3: General Population Increase and Decline since 1871 60
- Chapter 4: Source Populations and Social Composition in the Settlement and Evolution of Northern Ontario 74
- Chapter 5: The Evolution of Population and Employment across Districts in Northern Ontario 134
- Chapter 6: Urban Concentration of Population and Employment Conditions 158
- Chapter 7: Issues of Disparity, Distribution, and Economic Dependency in Northern Ontario 176
- Chapter 8: Conclusion 206
- Appendix: Supplemental Tables 222
- Table Notes and Data Sources 248
- Bibliography 276
- Index 286
- Backcover 294