Maryborough West Barony : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 20 years earlier Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1821 16,453 Show data context
1831 16,453 Show data context 16,725 Show data context
1841 16,725 Show data context 16,785 Show data context
1851 16,921 Show data context 11,933 Show data context
1861 16,921 Show data context 11,936 Show data context 10,340 Show data context
1871 10,340 Show data context 9,066 Show data context
1881 8,029 Show data context 8,029 Show data context
1891 8,029 Show data context 7,553 Show data context
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 1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1851 - 1861 1861 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table [1] , 'Area, population and number of houses'
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'

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nCube definition


Occupations of both sexes classified into Socio-Economic Groups. This structure was used by the censuses between 1961 and 1991.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Maryborough West Barony through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026