Sligo County through time | Historical Statistics on Population

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Year	Population 20 years earlier	Population 10 years earlier	Current Total Population
1821			146,229
1831		146,229	171,765
1841		171,765	180,886
1851		180,809	128,515
1861	180,809	128,510	124,845
1871		124,845	115,493
1881		111,578	111,578
1891		111,578	98,013
1901			84,083
1911			79,045

Date	Source
1821 - 1831	1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 - 1841	1831 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'
1841	1841 Census of Ireland, Report, Table 1 , 'General table'
1851 - 1861	1861 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table [1] , 'Area, population and number of houses'
1851	1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1861	1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'
1871 - 1891	1891 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 7 , 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'
1901	1901 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 29 , 'Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, in each parish, in the county of [--]'
1911	1911 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 29 , 'Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, in each parish, in the county'

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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.

Sligo County : Total Population

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