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• Total Population 1841 to 1911: Population grew from 77,622 in 1841 to 386,947 in 1911.
• Religion in 1911: 33.7 per cent of the population were Presbyterians.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	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 MUNICIPAL BOROUGH	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
ULSTER	Irish Province			1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.

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
BELFAST IrlCorpTown	Barony			1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.