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• Total Population 1821 to 1891: Population fell from 27,775 in 1821 to 16,959 in 1891.
• Housing in 1851: 8.75 per cent of houses were classed as "Mud cabins having only one room" (the all-Ireland percentage was 13.).
• Literacy in 1851: 29.7 per cent of persons aged 5 and above could both read and write.

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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF GALWAY	Preferred	English			1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
BOROUGH OF GALWAY	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Baronies, Parishes and Townlands'.
GALWAY TOWN	Alternate	English			1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
TOWN OF GALWAY	Alternate	English			1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CONNAUGHT	Irish Province			1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOROUGH OF GALWAY IrlCorpTown	Barony			1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.