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Urban Development in South-Central Ontario

Spelt, Jacob
Publisher:  McClelland & Stewart, Canada
Year Published:  1972   First Published:  1955
Pages:  296pp   Price:  $3.95  
Resource Type:  Book

A study of the growth of metropolitanism in Ontario.

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Table of Contents

Preface and bibliographical note to the Carleton Library edition

1. Introduction
Approach to the subject
The Region

2. The Era of early Settlements, 1780-1820
The French and Indian Period
British Settlement Until 1791
The Simcoe Decade
Growth of Settlement Until 1820
Town Growth Before 1820
Summary

3. The Northward Expansion
Immigration and Population Growth
The Spread of Settlement Between 1820 an d1850
The Transportation network
Agriculture
Lumber Industry
Manufacturing
Trade and Finance
Urban Centres in 1851
The First 70 years of Urban Growth

4. The Building of the Railways
settlement in the Ottawa-Huron tract
The Population Pattern in 1881
The Economic Structure in 1881
Transportational Changes Agriculture
The Lumber Industry
Other Primary Industries
Manufacturing
Trade and Finance 1850 to 1881
Urban Development 1851 to 1881

5. The Rise of Modern Manufacturing
Distribution of Population in 1911
The Economic Structure
Agriculture
Lumber Industry
Transportation
Trade and Finance
Manufacturing
Urban Development 1881 to 1911
Conclusion

6. Urban Predominance, 1911-1951
Extent of Urbanization in 1951
Density of Population
The Changing Occupational Structure
Agriculture
Other Primary Industries
Manufacturing as a Factor in Urban Growth
Transportation
Trade
The Urban Pattern in 1951
A Century and a Half of Urban Growth
Conclusion

Maps

Note on the Author
Bibliography
Index of Place Names

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