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 : —
