Census of Population - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS), 1996

A Census of Population was taken on the night of Sunday, 28 April 1996, in accordance with the Statistics (Census of Population) Order, 1996 (S.I. No. 91 of 1996). <br>
Census data is collected every 5 years.<br>
The Small Area Population Statistics (SAPS) datasets break the national Census data down by various geographic levels -<br>
(i) District Electoral Divisions and Urban and Rural Districts of each county;<br>
(ii) Wards of the County Boroughs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway;<br>
(iii) Towns with legally defined boundaries;<br>
(iv) Towns of 1,000 population and over (including suburbs or environs, if any);<br>
(v) The total suburbs or environs, if any, of each city or town;<br>
(vi) Where a town of 1,000 population and over is situated in more than one county, separate data will be available for the part in each county;<br>
(vii) Aggregate Town and Aggregate Rural Areas for each County and for the State<br>
(viii) Counties, County Boroughs and Municipal Boroughs;<br>
(ix) Regional Authority Areas;<br>
(x) Health Board Areas;<br>
(xi) The Gaeltacht Area of each County;<br>
(xii) The total Gaeltacht Area of the Country;<br>
(xiii) County and Borough Electoral Areas;<br>
(xiv) Constituencies.<br>