1878 New Zealand census

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The 1878 New Zealand census was the first held in four years. Information is taken from the NZ census website.[1] The population of New Zealand was 414,216.

Region | Population | Population increase or decrease

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Auckland | 82,661 | +22.55%
Taranaki | 9,463 | +73.16%
Hawke's Bay | 15,015 | +62.71%
Wellington | 51,069 | +71.43%
Nelson | 25,128 | +11.39%
Marlborough | 7,557 | +22.98%
Canterbury | 91,922 | +56.40%
Westland | 16,932 | +13.94%
Otago | 114,469 | +34.49%

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Results of a Census of the Colony of New Zealand for the night of the 3rd March 1878". Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Census. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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* 1851†
* 1858
* 1861†
* 1864†
* 1867†
* 1871†
* 1874
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* 1926
* 1931‡
* 1936
* 1941‡
* 1945

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* 1971
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* 2011‡
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