| YEAR |
1832 |
1843 |
1848 |
1854 |
1859 |
1870 |
1881 |
1891 |
| Actual Population |
1,511 |
3,853 |
4,622 |
11,743 |
14,837 |
24,785 |
29,708 |
49,782 |
| Numerical Increase |
|
2,342 |
769 |
7,121 |
3,094 |
9,948 |
4,923 |
20,074 |
| Proportional Increase |
|
155.0 |
19.96 |
154.07 |
26.35 |
67.05 |
19.86 |
67.57 |
| Proportional ten years increase |
|
140.90 |
39.92 |
256.77 |
52.70 |
60.28 |
18.06 |
67.57 |