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On the local construction of statistical knowledge: Making up the 1861 census of the Canadas
Author(s) -
CURTIS BRUCE
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of historical sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1467-6443
pISSN - 0952-1909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6443.1994.tb00073.x
Subject(s) - census , american community survey , geography , regional science , sociology , demography , population
Census material is a basic source of information for scholars concerned with many dimensions of Canadian development, yet no systematic examination of census procedures has been undertaken. An overview of the making of the 1861 census of the Canadas is followed by a brief discussion of the reflexive character of census knowledge.