Census Population Tables




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

TABLE II.

SHOWING THE NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF HOUSES IN THE SEVERAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF
NEW ZEALAND, AND THE POPULATION OF EACH SUCH DISTRICT, DISTINGUISHING THE NUMBERS
UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE, AND TWENTY-ONE AND UPWARDS.

HOUSES OR BUILDINGS.
POPULATION.

  • ELECTORAL
    Brick
    Other
    MALES.
    FEMALES.
    GENERAL
    DISTRICTS.
    Wood.
    and Mate- Totals.
    Under
    21
    21
    Ages
    Total
    Under
    21
    21
    Total
    TOTALS.
    Stone. rials.
    21
    years
    and up- known.
    years.
    and up- Males.
    years.
    wards.
    wards.

Mongonui
...
68
1
46
115
125
168
...
293
122
72
194
487
Bay of Islands
...
192
8
25
225
271
311
...
582
247
140
387
969
Marsden
...
294
1
70
365
458
468
...
926
410
317
727
1,653
Northern Division
486
8
100
594
633
868
3
1,504
555
386
941
2,445
City of Auckland East
581
80
5
666
639
635
...
1,274
703
535
1,238
2,512
City of Auckland West 1,215
60
14
1,289
1,388
1,291
...
2,679
1,416
1,068
2,484
5,163
Parnell
...
361
24
4
389
458
419
...
877
494
398
892
1,769
Newton
...
160
19
1
180
220
172
...
392
217
153
370
762
Pensioner Settlements
321
1
12
334
376
333
...
709
392
293
685
1,394
Onehunga
...
370
2
...
372
415
301
...
716
401
306
707
1,423
Franklin
...
581
7
202
790
767
917
...
1,684
661
461
1,122
2,806
Raglan...
...
607
58
79
744
773
812
...
1,585
700
438
1,138
2,723
Grey and Bell...
28
...
1
29
30
40
...
70
14
17
31
101
Town of New Plymouth
385
6
12
403
547
515
...
1,062
475
367
842
1,904
Omata
...
6
...
...
5
32
37
...
1
1
2
39
Wangannui
...
440
2
101
543
576
489
...
1,065
559
336
895
1,960
Rangitiki
...
151
...
50
201
247
244
...
491
254
147
401
892
Porirua
...
390
...
51
441
561
437
...
998
543
338
881
1,879
City of Wellington
997
128
1,125
1,157
895
...
2,052
1,269
855
2,124
4,176
Hutt
...
415
4
419
587
427
...
1,014
589
363
952
1,966
Wairarapa
...
329
1
22
352
486
520
...
1,006
428
259
687
1,693
Napier...
...
279
1
49
329
369
516
...
885
354
238
592
1,477
Clive
...
214
1
35
250
283
499
...
782
211
141
352
1,134
Collingwood
...
118
...
25
143
197
246
...
443
193
117
310
753
Motueka
...
264
8
56
328
580
430
...
1,010
548
324
872
1,882
City of Nelson...
655
25
78
758
988
885
...
1,873
1,053
808
1,861
3,734
Suburbs of Nelson
87
8
46
141
233
170
...
403
211
144
355
758
Waimea
...
277
9
168
454
738
605
...
1,343
740
405
1,145
2,488
Picton
...
115
...
62
177
197
290
...
487
150
115
265
752
Wairau
...
145
...
163
308
351
569
...
920
305
200
505
1,425
Cheviot
...
234
8
167
409
412
860
...
1,272
270
222
492
1,764
Kaiapoi
...
449
6
64
519
662
486
...
1,148
623
420
1,043
2,191
Avon
...
256
7
141
404
676
499
...
1,175
576
430
1,006
2,181
Heathcote
...
234
10
174
418
591
579
...
1,170
506
443
949
2,119
Ellesmere
...
45
2
28
75
156
132
...
288
100
93
193
481
City of Christchurch...
610
5
13
623
763
835
...
1,598
851
756
1,607
3,205
Town of Lyttelton
327
4
41
372
461
584
...
1,045
512
387
899
1,944
Akaroa
...
211
1
9
221
291
259
...
550
292
189
481
1,031
Timaru
...
207
7
66
280
335
724
...
1,059
297
227
524
1,583
Hampden
...
174
28
117
319
389
720
...
1,109
352
277
629
1,738
Bruce†
...
647
37
4,147
14,831
2,323
10,899
2,423
15,645
1,643
1,304
2,947
18,592
City of Dunedin
772
31
148
951
1,181
2,344
...
3,525
1,178
1,147
2,325
5,850
Wallace
...
415
...
72
487
535
810
...
1,345
438
347
785
2,130
Totals
...
15,112
476
6,796
22,384
23,430
34,235
2,426
60,091
21,853
15,984
37,837
98,394

  • The "Electoral Districts" in this and following Tables are those defined by "The Representation Act, 1860," of
    the General Assembly.

† In "Bruce" there are believed to have been about 3000 Miners, not included in the Census Schedules.
This Total includes 3,687 Tents.

NOTE. The Numbers in this Table do not include the portions of the Total Population in the Shipping at Auckland
and Dunedin Harbours, which were respectively, -Auckland, Males 273; Females 41; Total 314. Dunedin, Males 644:
Females 29; Total, 673. These numbers must be added to the above to make the General Total for the Colony agree
with that in the preceding Table.



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