Costello Barony : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 20 years earlier Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1821 32,851 Show data context
1831 32,851 Show data context 44,985 Show data context
1841 44,985 Show data context 48,389 Show data context
1851 48,389 Show data context 43,210 Show data context
1861 48,389 Show data context 43,217 Show data context 46,237 Show data context
1871 46,237 Show data context 46,929 Show data context
1881 46,849 Show data context 46,849 Show data context
1891 46,849 Show data context 42,826 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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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.


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

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026