County of the City of Belfast (County) through time

County of the City of Belfast County

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Alternative names

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
COUNTY OF THE CITY OF BELFAST	Preferred	English	1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.
BELFAST CITY	Alternate	English	1891 Census of Ireland, Table 3, 'Area, houses, and population in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, of each barony, also the general valuation in 1891'.
TOWN OF BELFAST	Alternate	English	1841 Census of Ireland, Table 1, 'General table'.
TOWN OF BELFAST MUNICIPAL BOROUGH	Alternate	English	1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BELFAST IrlCorpTown	Barony			1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.

Other related units

We know of no associations with other units.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ULSTER	Irish Province			1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, County of the City of Belfast (County) through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13408075

Date accessed: 16th November 2025