CENSUS STATISTICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1916, Page 8

CENSUS STATISTICS.

FIGURES FOR TARA.VAKL Tlie census returns for Taranaki have been cheeked, and full detail; relating to the various districts are available. The worlc lias been carried c.Jt by Air J. Mulvey, of the local post office stall. The figures are as follow: TARANAKI COUNTY. ' . . . M. F. Ti. Oka to district, extending from Punilio Road to T : iuaru stream 397 314 711 Oak.ira district, extending from Timaru stream to the Hcnui 795 717 1515 Woitara West Riding of Taranaki County .. 307 SO,") 107-2 Moa. distiet, running from Heiuii stream to the New I'lyraouthVFanganui line, and containing nearly the whole of Mangorei riding and part of Moa. riding BS7 874 17(11 Kaimala, district, running from railway lino to county boundary end containing twothirds of Moa riding 730 709 143:)

Total for Taranaki County 3670 3419 TODS NEW PLYMOUTH BOROUGH. New Plymouth West .. 100-j 1177 2182 New Plymouth Central 74S 572 1020 New Plymouth East .. 107S 1216 2291 New Plvmouch Suburbs 1261 1343 2004 V l ' , 'OO2 4608 8700 CLIFTON COUNT l'. Tikorangi and Waihl " - - ridings. 24<« 2S.> 579 Urenui riding 200 214 474 Ngatimaru riding 205 187 392 Mokau riding ■ 40S 209 707 Total for Clifton County 11(17 985 2152 OTHER GROUPS. Inglewood Borough v.-.-r 50fi 633 1101 Waitara Borough 078 744 1422 It will be noticed that in jrost of the country districts there ore more males than females, while in the towns the female sex predominates. In the ease of the borough, the number of schedules issued indicates practically the number of dwellings, except where two families reside.- in one house. In New Plymouth a total of 2008 schedules were collected. In 1911 the population of Taranaki County, including boroughs of lnglewood, New Plymouth and Waitara, was 17.208, of whom 8050 were males and 8552 females. In 1910 the correspond-, ing figures are 18,419, 9015, 9404. Th« effect of tlie war is apparent in the fact that while th» females are 852 in ei-cet-9 of the last census, the male increase is only 359. The population of Clifton County in 1811 was 2108, of whom 1278 wore males and 920 /emalc.