Proportion at—	Persons.	Males.	Females.
The Census of 1861	12.24	9.53	16.35
The Census of 1864	11.31	8.53	15.62
The Census of 1868	9.34	8.02	11.38
The Census of 1871	9.97	7.93	12.99
The Census of 1876	7.98	6.49	10.25
The Census of 1881	6.34	5.25	7.88
The Census of 1886	4.73	3.93	5.89
The Census of 1891	3.69	3.15	4.41