POPULATION.

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Population.

The population was thus distributed over the four divisions of the United Kingdom at the census of April 8, 1861 :—

United Kingdom . .

England and Wales Scotland .... Ireland .... Islands in the British Seas .

Total population

Population, ex- cluding^ army,

navy, and mer- chant seamen' abroad

Proportion of population in four divi- sions of the Kingdom

29,321,288

29,070,932-

100-0

20,228,497

3,096,808

5,850,309

145,674

20,066,224' 3,062,294- 5,798,967- 143,447

69-1

10-5

199

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On the basis of the registration of births and deaths, the popu- lation of the United Kingdom and its divisions Was, exclusive of army, navy, and merchant seamen abroad, as follows, in the middle of the year, from 1863 to 1870 : —

Years

Total of

United

Kingdom

England and Wales

Scotland

Ireland

1863

29,395,051

20,554,137

3,101,345

5,739,569

1864

29,566,316

20,772,308

3,118.701

5,675,307

1865

29.768,089

20,990.946

3,136,057

5,641,086

1866

29,946,058

21,210.020

3,153,413

5,582,625

1867

30,157,473

21,429,508

3,170,769

5,557,196

1868

30,380,787

21,649,377

3,188,125

5,543,285

1869

30,621,431

21,869,607

3,205,481

. 5,546,343

1870

30,838,210

22,090,163

3,222,837

. 5,525,210

Subjoined is a more detailed account of the population of 1. England and Wales ; 2. Scotland ; and 3. Ireland.

1. England and Wales. England and "Wales, taken by themselves, are more densely popu- lated than any other country in Europe, except Belgium. On an area of 58,320 square miles, or 37,324,883 acres, there lived, on the 8th of April, 1861, accordingto the census, 20,066,224 inhabitants, or 347 individuals per square mile. The following table shows the area, in statute acres, number of inhabited houses, and popula- tion of each of the 52 counties of England and Wales, at the

date of the census : —