Increase of Population., 1841-91., TABLE V.—Showing the Increase or Decrease of the Population at successive Census Periods, 1841-1901.
| Date of Enumeration. |
Interval between each Enumeration (Years.) |
Total Population. |
Increase or Decrease. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Actual since previous Census. |
Percentage since previous Census. |
Percentage since 1841. |
| Persons. |
Males. |
Females. |
Decennial Rate. |
Annual Rate. |
Annual Rate. |
| 1841—27 September a |
|
50,216 |
34,504 |
15,712 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1847—31 December b |
6.26 |
70,164 |
47,828 |
22,336 |
19,948 |
13,324 |
6,624 |
63.46 |
5.45 |
5.45 |
| 1851—1 March c |
3.14 |
70,130 |
43,127 |
25,482 |
-34 |
-4,701 |
3,146 |
-0.15 |
-0.001 |
3.62 |
| 1857—31 March d |
6.08 |
81,492 |
45,916 |
34,886 |
11,362 |
2,789 |
9,404 |
26.64 |
2.50 |
3.18 |
| 1861— 7 April |
4.02 |
89,977 |
49,593 |
40,384 |
8,485 |
3,677 |
5,498 |
25.91 |
2.44 |
3.02 |
| 1870—7 February |
8.84 |
99,328 |
52,853 |
46,475 |
9,351 |
3,260 |
6,091 |
11.76 |
1.13 |
2.44 |
| 1881— 3 April e |
11.15 |
115,705 |
61,162 |
54,543 |
16,377 |
9,309 |
8,068 |
14.78 |
1.38 |
2.14 |
| 1891— 5 April |
10.01 |
146,667 |
77,560 |
69,107 |
30,962 |
16,408 |
14,564 |
26.73 |
2.36 |
2.18 |
| 1901—31 March |
9.98 |
172,475 |
89,624 |
82,851 |
25,808 |
12,064 |
13,744 |
17.60 |
1.64 |
2.09 |
| Total Increase in 59.48 years |
|
|
|
|
122,259 |
55,120 |
67,139 |
243.40 |
|
2.09 |