Table No. V., SHOWING INCREASE of DWELLINGS and INHABITANTS, 1861-1886 ; CENTESIMAL INCREASE of POPULATION ; and AVERAGE NUMBER of INHABITANTS to a DWELLING.
| Intervals between the Enumerations. |
Increase of Inhabited Houses. |
Increase of Population. |
Centesimal Increase of Population. |
Number of Inhabitants per Dwelling. |
| 1861 to 1864—2.73 years |
5,976 |
31,408 |
104.48 |
1,861 |
4.88 |
1,864 |
5.06 |
| 1864 to 1868—4.17 years |
12,705 |
38,434 |
62.53 |
1,864 |
5.06 |
1,868 |
4.02 |
| 1868 to 1871—3.50 years |
2,092 |
20,203 |
20.22 |
1,868 |
4.02 |
1,871 |
4.46 |
| 1871 to 1876—4.66 years |
9,623 |
53,179 |
44.28 |
1,871 |
4.46 |
1,876 |
4.74 |
| 1876 to 1881—4.92 years |
8,562 |
40,242 |
23.22 |
1,876 |
4.74 |
1,881 |
4.73 |
| 1881 to 1886—5.08 years |
18,577 |
109,328 |
51.20 |
1,881 |
4.73 |
1,886 |
5.07 |