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>