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| *The eastern provinces (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) had distinct county and township boundaries. | | *The eastern provinces (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) had distinct county and township boundaries. |
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| :Electoral and census districts were usually named after existing counties and townships, and roughly followed their boundaries.
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| *The prairie and western provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories) were organized by administrative districts, towns, and municipalities. | | *The prairie and western provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories) were organized by administrative districts, towns, and municipalities. |
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| :Electoral and census districts and boundaries may not correspond with the names and boundaries of existing towns.
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| For more information about how census boundaries and county or district boundaries may be different, see How Canadian National Censuses Are Organized. | | For more information about how census boundaries and county or district boundaries may be different, see How Canadian National Censuses Are Organized. |