County of the City of Cork County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 11,180 Show data context 1,003 Show data context 17 Show data context
1831 11,986 Show data context 735 Show data context 146 Show data context
1841 8,773 Show data context 1,316 Show data context 24 Show data context
1851 9,412 Show data context 1,043 Show data context 48 Show data context
1861 9,740 Show data context 1,082 Show data context 26 Show data context
1891 13,186 Show data context 11,170 Show data context 1,991 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 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.'
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'
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


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, County of the City of Cork County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13407629/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 09th June 2026