GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND CENSUS OF POPULATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1951 County of Tyrone Printed & presented pursuant to 14 & 15 Geo. 6, Ch, 6 BELFAST : HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1954 PRICE Is 6d NET GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND CENSUS OF POPULATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1951 County of Tyrone Printed & presented pursuant to 14 & 15 Geo. 6, Ch. 6 BELFAST : HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1954 PREFACE Three censuses of population have been taken since the Government of Northern Ireland was established. The first enumeration took place in 1926 and incorporated questions relating to occupation and industry, orphanhood and infirmities. The seconii enumeration made in 1937 was of more limited scope and was intended to bridge the gap between the census of^ 1926 and the census which it was proposed to take in 1941, but which had to be abandoned owing to the outbreak of war. The census taken as at mid-night of 8th-9th April, 1951, forms the basis of this report and like that in 1926 questions were asked as to the occupations and industries of the population. The length of time required to process the data collected at an enumeration before it can be presented in the ultimate reports is necessarily considerable. In order to meet immediate requirements, however, two Preliminary Reports on the 1951 census were published. The first of these gave the population figures by administrative areas and towns and villages, and by Counties and County Boroughs according to religious profession. The Second Report, which was restricted to Counties and County Boroughs, gave the population by age groups. The present Volume is the sixth of seven county volumes (the Belfast County Borough and Counties of Antrim, Down, Londonderry and Armagh volumes having been published already) and has been prepared (as were also the Preliminary Reports) in accordance with the provisions of the Census Act (No'lrthern Ireland) 1951. The statistics now published supersede those shown in the Preliminary Reports and may be accepted as final. This volume is consistent in design and scope with the previous volumes and the remaining County volume (Fermanagh) will be prepared in like manner. A General Report for the whole of Northern Ireland will follow the county volumesi This will bring together, and in some respects show in greater detail, the information contained in the county volumes. Additional features will also be introduced particularly in regard to the distribution of the people industrially by age and marital condition. Following the 1926 census a topographical index was published dealing with each type of area for which statistics were supplied in the county series. A supplement to this index was published after the 1937 census and a further supplement in respect of the 1951 census will be prepared in due course. Census publications are obtainable either directly from H.M. Stationery Office, Chichester House, Chichester Street, Belfast, or from any book-seller. L. C. MULLIGAN, REGISTRAR-GENERAL General Register Office, Fermanagh House, BELFAST. June, 1954. (18165) CENSUS OF NORTHERN, IREUND, 1951, COUNTY OF TYRONE ERRATA Page xll Table II Clogher R.D» 1911 Population: for 31,744 read 15,744 Page 25 Busli D.E.D. Houses, Unlnliablted: for 171 read 17 Page 28 Curlonan Townland, Houses, 1937: for 12 read 2 Drumbearn Townland, Houses, 1937: for 9 read 12 Males i Females Page 80 Occupation Code 575: /or blank read • • Males \ Feinales Occupation Code 579: for • • read 1 1 DS 20C78/1/30 K,3 9/64 DL CONTENTS PART I - EXPLANATORY NOTES Page Area vii Population vii Administrative Divisions vii Houses viii Rooms viii Households viii Rateable Valuation viii Usual Residence ix Birthplaces ix Religions ix Occupations and Industries ix Numbering of Tables X Tables containing dots (.) and dashes (-) X Correction of Census Data X PART II - STATISTICAL NOTES AREA XI POPULATION xi Natural Increase xi Urban and Rural Districts xii Parliamentary Constituencies xiii Education Area xiii HOUSING Xlll Houses - Private and Non-Private xiii Inhabited Private Houses XV Private Households XV i Densities xvi INSTITUTIONS, ETC. XVI11 USUAL RESIDENCE xix SEX, AGE AND MARITAL CWDITION xix EDUCATION xxi BIRTHPLACES xxi RELIGIONS xxiii OCCUPATIONS xxiv INDUSTRIES xxiv (18165) CONTENTS (continued) PART III - TABLES ABBREVIATIONS:- Co. = Countj^ U.D. = Urban District; R.D. = Rural District; C.E.D. = County Electoral Division; D.E.D. = District Electoral Division; Towns = Town created under the Towns Improvement (i) Act, 1854, and clusters of 50 or more houses. Area for Table Subject of Table which Page Statistics are given 1 Area, Houses, and Population, 1951 Go. 1 2 Population, 1821-1951 Co. 1 3 Population, 1937 and 1951, and analysis of intercensal Changes Co. 1 4 Area, Population, Houses, AccoiBmodatlon, and Valuation Co., U.D'S., 2 R.D'S.,D.E.D'S., [Townlands and Towns 6 Area, population. Houses, Accommodation, and Valuation Co., G.E.D*s. 54 6 Private Houses, Rooms, Households and Population Co., U.D's., 56 R.P's. 7 private Households; Size, Rooms occupied, and Density of Room Co., U.D's., 59 Occupation R.D«s. 8 Inhabited Buildings, etc., other than private Houses: Class, Co., U.D's., 63 Number, Total Population and (for Institutions) Number of Inmates R.D's. 9 Population, parliamentary Electors and Members of Parliament Parliamentary Q5 Constituencies 10 Adjustment of Enumerated Population to obtain Resident Co., U.D's., 65 Population R..D's. 11 Ages (Individual years) and Marital Condition Co. 66 12 Ages (Quinquennial Groups) and Marital Condition Co., U.D's., 68 R. D' s. 13 Education: Persons attending Educational Establishments, Co. 71 distinguishing Age and vtoether Full-time or part-time 14 Birthplaces Co. 71 15 Persons bom outside Northern Ireland by Religion and Co., U.D'S., 72 Duration of Residence in Northern Ireland R.D's. 16 Religions Co., U.D'S., 76 R^D'S. 17 Religions: Population tinder 22 years by individual years Co. 77 and 20 years and over by Quinquennial Groups 18 occupations of Population agea 14 and over Co. 78 19 Occupations of population aged 14 years and over by Co. ^ 83 industrial Status 20 Given for Belfast County Borough only - 85 21 industrial Analysis of Occupied Population aged 14 years Co. 86 and over (18165) PART I EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS VOLUME AREA The acreages given are as meaaured by the Ordnance Survey (foreshore being excluded), and relate to the several administrative areas as constituted at the date of the 1951 census. The acreage covered by the larger rivers and lakes is not included in the body of Tables 4 and 5 but is given in footnotes thereto. POPULATION The population comprises all persons on land or in vessels on inland waters on census night. Members of the Forces of the Crown are also included. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS The County is divided into ten county districts (four urban districts and six rural districts) comprising 145 district electoral divisions, eleven of which are coterminous with entire urban districts or wards thereof (see table 4). Wards, where they exist in urban districts, are the units for the purpose of municipal elections. In rural districts the unit is the district electoral division. The County is also divided into twenty-seven county electoral divisions, which are the units for the purpose of county council elections (see table 5). Owing to the abolition of the Boards of Guardians, details of the Poor Law Union and Dispensary districts are not given in this volume. These areas, however, form respectively, superintendent registrars^ and registrars^ districts for the registration of marriages, births and deaths, and consequently the census tabulations have been prepared in a manner suitable for the extraction of data according to these areas should such be required. There are five parliamentary constituencies for elections to the Northern Ireland Parliament. For elections to the United Kingdom Parliament South Tyrone with County Fermanagh forms one constituency and the remainder of County Tyrone with the Magherafelt Rural District (County Londonderry) forms another constituency. For each of these constituencies there is one Member of Parliament (see note (e) below and Table 9). The Tyrone Education Area is coterminous with the County. The changes made in the constitution or boiindaries of administrative divisions of the County during the last intercensal period are as follows:- (a) The boundary of Cookstown Urban District was extended (1st April, 1947). (b) The boundary of Dungannon Urban District was extended (1st April, 1949). (c) A portion of Cookstown Rural District was transferred to Cookstown Urban District (1st April, 1947). (d) A portion of Dungannon Rural District was transferred to Dungannon Urban District (1st April, 1949). (e) Under the provision of the Representation of the People Act, 1948 two constituencies affecting Tyrone were created for elections to the United Kingdom Parliament, viz., (l) Mid-Ulster, comprised of part of Co. Londonderry (Magherafelt Rural District) and part of Co. Tyrone, and (2) Fermanagh and South Tyrone, comprised of all Co. Fermanagh and the remaining part of Co. Tyrone. (18165) HOUSES 1. The term !!Hou^' means (a) each structurally separate dwelling (except institutions) having distinct access to the street, common stair, or landing. (b) each institution (viz., hospital, sanitorium, nursing home, asylum, religious, welfare or charitable community, residential school, barracks or other premises under Naval, Military, Air Force, or Police discipline, prison or other place of detention), regardless of the number of buildings within its precincts. (c) each boat, caravan, tent or other movable dwelling if occupied on census night but not otherwise. 2. The term "Private House" means a dwelling other than an institution, hotel, boarding house, premises occupied by a caretaker, vessel, movable dwelling, barn, stable or outhouse occupied on census night.