TABLE II.—STATEMENT of the CONJUGAL CONDITION of the POPULATION of the PROVINCE at the DATE of each CENSUS from 1861 to 1891 inclusive (exclusive of ABORIGINES).
DATE OF ENUMERATION. POPULATION OF THE PROVINCE. MALES. FEMALES.
Persons. Males. Females. Never Married. Married. Widowed. Never Married. Married. Widowed.
1861—April 8th 126,830 65,048 61,782 42,471 21,606 971 37,852 21,880 2,050
1866—March 26th 163,452 85,334 78,118 56,019 28,018 1,297 47,791 27,826 2,501
1871—April 2nd 185,626 95,408 90,218 63,835 30,002 1,571 56,668 30,029 3,521
1876—March 26th 213,271 110,491 102,780 74,781 33,570 2,140 64,561 33,783 4,436
1881—April 3rd 279,865 149,530 130,335 102,785 43,955 2,790 80,792 43,683 5,860
1891—April 5th 320,431 166,801 153,630 114,066 48,932 3,803 96,891 48,295 8,444