POPULATION ON THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1836-1881.
| Year. |
Males. |
Females. |
| 1836 |
186 |
38 |
| 1837 |
984 |
280 |
| 1838 |
3,080 |
431 |
| 1839 |
4,104 |
1,718 |
| 1840 |
7,254 |
3,037 |
| 1841 |
14,391 |
6,025 |
| 1842 |
15,691 |
8,108 |
| 1843 |
15,892 |
8,211 |
| 1844 |
17,626 |
9,108 |
| 1845 |
20,624 |
10,656 |
| 1846 |
23,531 |
14,803 |
| 1847 |
26,004 |
16,932 |
| 1848 |
30,697 |
20,693 |
| 1849 |
39,556 |
26,664 |
| 1850 |
45,495 |
30,667 |
| 1851 |
58,235 |
39,254 |
| 1852 |
110,825 |
57,496 |
| 1853 |
146,456 |
75,980 |
| 1854 |
205,629 |
106,678 |
| 1855 |
234,450 |
129,874 |
| 1856 |
255,827 |
141,733 |
| 1857 |
297,547 |
165,588 |
| 1858 |
323,576 |
180,943 |
| 1859 |
335,708 |
194,554 |
| 1860 |
328,251 |
209,596 |
| 1861 |
321,724 |
220,076 |
| 1862 |
324,107 |
230,251 |
| 1863 |
327,249 |
244,310 |
| 1864 |
343,296 |
258,047 |
| 1865 |
350,871 |
270,224 |
| 1866 |
357,012 |
279,970 |
| 1867 |
362,273 |
289,298 |
| 1868 |
373,232 |
301,382 |
| 1869 |
385,561 |
314,229 |
| 1870 |
398,755 |
327,844 |
| 1871 |
407,884 |
339,528 |
| 1872 |
410,278 |
348,706 |
| 1873 |
414,917 |
357,122 |
| 1874 |
418,534 |
364,740 |
| 1875 |
421,023 |
370,376 |
| 1876 |
424,838 |
376,879 |
| 1877 |
430,616 |
384,878 |
| 1878 |
435,691 |
391,748 |
| 1879 |
441,434 |
399,186 |
| 1880 |
451,456 |
408,611 |
| 1881* |
464,222 |
418,010 |