Condition at successive Censuses., TABLE I.—Married and Single at the last Seven Census Periods., NUMBERS.
| Census Periods. |
Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Married. |
Single. |
Married. |
Single. |
Married. |
Single. |
| 1847 |
17,603 |
46,576 |
9,059 |
33,265 |
8,544 |
13,311 |
| 1851 |
19,451 |
49,156 |
9,680 |
33,447 |
9,771 |
15,709 |
| 1857 |
28,857 |
51,945 |
14,333 |
31,583 |
14,524 |
20,362 |
| 1861 |
31,509 |
58,468 |
15,893 |
33,700 |
15,616 |
24,768 |
| 1870 |
31,163 |
68,165 |
15,665 |
37,188 |
15,498 |
30,977 |
| 1881 |
34,878 |
80,827 |
17,744 |
43,418 |
17,134 |
37,409 |
| 1891 |
43,712 |
102,955 |
22,313 |
55,247 |
21,399 |
47,708 |
| PROPORTION PER CENT. |
| 1847 |
27.43 |
72.57 |
21.40 |
78.60 |
39.09 |
60.91 |
| 1851 |
28.35 |
71.65 |
22.45 |
77.55 |
38.35 |
61.65 |
| 1857 |
35.71 |
64.29 |
31.22 |
68.78 |
41.63 |
58.37 |
| 1861 |
35.02 |
64.98 |
32.05 |
67.95 |
38.67 |
61.33 |
| 1870 |
31.37 |
68.63 |
29.64 |
70.36 |
33.35 |
66.65 |
| 1881 |
30.14 |
69.86 |
29.01 |
70.99 |
31.41 |
68.59 |
| 1891 |
29.93 |
70.07 |
29.00 |
71.00 |
30.98 |
69.02 |