GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND CENSUS OF POPULATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND 1951 County of Armagh Printed & presented pursuant to 14 & 15 Geo. 6, Ch. 6 BELFAST : HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE 1954 PRICE 7s M NET GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND CENSUS OF POPULATION OF NORTHERN ffiELAND 1951 County of Armagh 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 Governinent of Northern Ireland was established. The first enumeration took place in 1926 and incorporated questions relating to occupation and industry, orphanhood and infirmities. The second enumeration made in 1937 was of m^ore 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 fifth of seven county volumes (the Belfast County Borough and Counties of Antrim, Down and Londonderry volumes having been published already) and has been prepared (as were also the Preliminary Reports) in accordance with the provisions of the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1951. The statistics now published supersede those shown in the Preliminary Reports and m^y be accepted as final. This volume is consistent in design and scope with the previous volumes and the remaining county volumes which will be published within the next few months will be prepared in like manner. A General Report for the whole of Northern Ireland xvill folloAr the county volumes. 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 particu­ larly 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. iV!ULLIGAN, •REGISTRAR-GENEPA.L General Register Office, Fermanagh House, Belfast. May, 1954, (14699) CONTENTS PART I - EXPLANATORY NOEES Page Area vi Population vi Administrative Divisions vi Houses vii Rooms vii Households vii Rateable Valuation vii Usual Residence viii Birthplaces viii Religions viii Occupations and Industries viii Numbering of Tables ix Tables containing dots (.) and dashes(-) ix Correction of Census Data ix PART II - STATISTIGAL NOTES AREA POPTJLATIONf Natural Increase X Municipal Boroughs, Urban and Rural Districts xi Parliamentary Constituencies xii Education Area xii HOUSING Houses - Private and Non-Private Xll Inhabited Private Houses xiv Private Households XV Densities XV INSTITUTIONS, ETC. xvii USUAL RESIDENCE xvii SEX, AGE AND MARITAL CONDITION xviii EDUCATION XX BIRTHPLACES XX RELIGIONS xxii OCCUPATIONS xxiii INDUSTRIES xxiii (14699) CONTENTS (continued) PART III - TABLES ABBREVIATIONS:- COt = County; M.B, = hmnlclpal Borough; 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 fl) Act, 1864, and clusters of 50 or more houses* 1 1 ' « *"' '" '' " Area for Table SUBJECT OF TABJJE which Page Statistics are given 1 Area, Houses, and Population, 1951 Co* 1 2 Population, 1821-1951 Co* 1 3 Population, 1937 and 1951t and analysis of Intercensal Changes C0» 1 4 Area, Population, Houses, Accommodation, and ValuatlcB C0», M.B'St, U.D.Is*, R.D»S*, D.E.D's#. Town- lands and Towns. 2 5 Area, Population, Houses Accommodatlcai, and Valuation Co», C.E.D*s» 27 e Private Houses, Rooms, Households and Population Co., M.B's., U.D'S., R.D'S. 29 7 Private Households; Size, Rooms Occupied, and Density of CO^, M.B'S., Roan Occupation U.D's., R.D'S. 31 B Inhaolted Buildings, etc*, other than Private Houses: Class, Co., M.B'S., Number, Total Population and (for Institutions) Number of U.D'S., R.D'S. 35 Inmates 9 Population, Parliamentary Electors and Members of Parliament Parliamentary Constituencies 37 10 Adjustment of Eniamerated Population to obtain Resident Co., M.B's., Population U.D'S., R.D'S. 37 11 Ages (Individual years) and Marital Condition Co. 38 12 Ages (Quinquennial Groups) and Marital Condition Co., M.B's., U.D'S., R.D's. 40 13 Education, Persons attending Educational Establishments, Co. 43 distinguishing Age and whether Full-time or Part-time 14 Birthplaces Co. 43 15 Persons born outside Northern Ireland by Religion and Duration Co., M.B's., of Residence In Northern Ireland U.D'S., R.D»s. 44 16 Religions Co., M.B'S., U.D'S., R.D's. 48 17 Rellglcwis; Population under 22 years by Individual years and Co. 49 20 years and over by Quinquennial Groups 18 Occupations of Population aged 14 and over Co. 50 19 1 Occupations of Population aged 14 years and over loy Industrial Co. 55 Status 20 Given for Belfast County Borough only - 57 21 Industrial Analysis of Occupied Population aged 14 years and Co. 58 over Xuem VI PART I EXPLANATORY NOTES AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THIS VOLUME AREA The acreages given are as measured 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 in­ cluded in the body of Tables 4 and 5 but is given in footnotes thereto. POPULATION The population comprises all persons on land, in vessels on inland waters or in port or at anchorage on census night, and also persons on coastwise voyages who arrived in port within a brief period not having been enumerated elsewhere. Members of the Forces of the Crown are also included. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS The County is divided into nine county districts (two municipal boroughs, three urban districts and four rural districts) comprising 84 district electoral divisions, nine of which are coterminous with entire municipal boroughs or urban districts or wards thereof (see table 4). Wards, where they exist in borotighs or 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 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 pre­ pared in a manner suitable for the extraction of data according to these areas should such be required. There are four parliamentary constituencies for elections to the Northern Ireland Parliament, and one for elections to the United Kingdom Parliament (see table 9). The Armagh Education Area is coterminous with the County. The changes made in the constitution or boundaries of administrative divisions of the County during the last intercensal period are as follows:- (a) The boundary of Armagh Urban District was extended (1st April, 1945 and nth June, 1946). (b) The boundary of Keady Urban District was extended (1st April, 1948). (c) A portion of Armagh Rural District was transferred to Armagh Urban District (1st April, 1945 and 11th June, 1946); and a portion to Keady Urban District (1st April, 1948). (d) Lurgan Urban District was made a Municipal Borough (7th July, 1949), the boundary having been extended (1st April, 1938). (e) Portadown Urban District was made a Municipal Borough (2nd October, 1947), the boundary having been extended (1st April, 1947). (f) A portion of Lurgan Rural District was transferred to Lurgan Urban District (1st April, 1938); and a portion to Portadown Urban District (1st April, 1947). (14699) Vll HOUSES 1. The term "House" 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, residental 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. The term includes premises comprising ^ shop with dwelling attached, unless occupied by a caretaker. 3. The terms "Boarding House" and "Lodging House" cover habitations described as such, and any private house containing three or more boarders or lodgers.