Seymour Crawford
Question:67 Mr. Crawford asked the Taoiseach the number of people living in the six Border counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth in the 1960s; and the comparative number in 1995. [6890/95]
Written Answers. - Census of Population Statistics.
The following table contains the number of persons enumerated in the counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Louth in Censuses of Population since 1961.
|
Census Year |
Donegal |
Sligo |
Leitrim |
Cavan |
Monaghan |
Louth |
|
1961 |
113,842 |
53,561 |
33,470 |
56,594 |
47,088 |
67,378 |
|
1966 |
108,549 |
51,263 |
30,572 |
54,022 |
45,732 |
69,519 |
|
1971 |
108,344 |
50,275 |
28,360 |
52,618 |
46,242 |
74,951 |
|
1979 |
121,941 |
54,610 |
27,844 |
53,720 |
50,376 |
86,135 |
|
1981 |
125,112 |
55,474 |
27,609 |
53,855 |
51,192 |
88,514 |
|
1986 |
129,664 |
56,046 |
27,035 |
53,965 |
52,379 |
91,810 |
|
1991 |
128,117 |
54,756 |
25,301 |
52,796 |
51,293 |
90,724 |