Otago Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 200

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✨ Census Population Data



CENSUS OF NEW ZEALAND—DECEMBER, 1861

PROVINCE OF OTAGO.—SUMMARY.

ENUMERATOR'S RETURN—A.

POPULATION CLASSIFIED WITH REFERENCE TO AGE AND SEX.

PROVINCIAL ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Ages of Miners unknown. NUMBERS OF EACH AGE AND SEX. Half-caste included in the foregoing Totals.
MA LES. FEMALES. Total Population. Males. Females.
Total Males. Under 6 years. 6 and under 16. 16 and under 21. 21 and under 40. 40 and under 50. 50 and under 65. 65 and upwards. Under 6 years. 6 and under 16. 16 and under 21. 21 and under 40. 40 and under 50. 50 and under 65. 65 and upwards.
1. City of Dunedin 0 522 458 200 1916 349 60 19 3525 527 458 183 929 166 41 11 2325 5850 2 0
Shipping in the Harbours 0 6 6 91 487 53 1 0 644 6 5 4 12 2 0 0 29 673 0 0
2. Town of Port Chalmers 0 88 19 6 170 33 2 1 269 22 24 11 54 8 2 0 121 390 0 0
3. Town of Oamaru 0 25 7 1 69 12 1 0 115 28 7 10 40 6 1 0 92 207 0 0
4. Eastern District 0 139 161 58 210 72 15 8 663 148 140 63 177 56 13 4 601 1263 3 0
5. Western District 0 145 101 48 229 83 15 4 625 136 128 46 182 52 14 1 559 1234 2 1
6. Central District 0 175 188 100 455 88 22 8 1036 157 154 82 207 62 16 3 681 1734 2 0
7. Tokomairiro District 0 135 160 118 738 122 19 4 1296 119 136 66 175 38 11 8 553 1843 2 4
8. Clutha District 0 75 90 57 287 56 12 2 579 85 85 29 101 30 8 4 342 921 9 10
9. Maniototo District 0 15 7 26 204 15 2 0 269 15 13 4 29 4 0 0 65 334 0 0
10. Northern District 0 138 115 70 333 55 10 3 724 154 100 52 162 40 7 1 516 1292 37 25
11. Tuapeka District 5423 17 46 464 7521 503 43 11 14,028 30 9 11 90 8 0 0 148 14,176 2 1
Totals exclusive of Military 5423 1438 1353 12,028 12,028 1785 209 50 21,151 1405 1321 571 2148 473 113 32 6062 27,163 49 45
Military in Dunedin 0 0 0 4 102 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 0
Totals......... 5423 1438 1453 12,028 12,130 1785 209 50 21,257 1405 1321 571 2148 473 113 32 6062 27,269 49 45

In addition to the summarised population, there are believed to have been about 800 gold miners who were in camps in different gullies, or on the roads.

JOHN HISLOP, Enumerator.



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🎓 Census Population Data for Otago Province (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Census, Population, Statistics, Otago, New Zealand, Age, Sex, Districts
  • John Hislop, Enumerator of Census