Population Density (Persons per Acre)
R_POP_DENS_A = (TOT_POP:now * 1.0) / AREA_ACRES:total
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT_POP:now | 1851 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| TOT_POP:now | 1861 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 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' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| TOT_POP:now | 1891 | SRC | GBH Source Documentation System | 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' | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
Our figures for the area of units as measured in acres are always numbers that were listed in census reports, while all areas measured in hectares have been calculated by us from our boundary maps. A small amount of the variation in persons per acre therefore results from changes in how accurately the country had been surveyed. Spectacular changes in density from one census to the next are usually the result of major boundary changes.