Census Details
 
Year Census
Date		 Population Source of Infomation
1747   1,500 Chamerlain, quoting catchist list
c.1750   1,509 Webster (his information was complied between 1743 and 1755)
1750   5,044      1,616 Kilfinichen and Kilveceon
1755   5,287      1,685 Kilfinichen and Kilveceon
       1,200 Kilmore
       2,585 Kilninian
       1,012 Torosay
c.1765   1,793 Dr Walkers 'Observations'
1768   1,676 James Turnbull, surveyors list. Farm by farm enumeration
1771   5,526
1776   1,997 Accurate farm census
1779   1,881 Accurate farm census (Men were absent at war at this time.)
1787   2,306 Minister's catchist list
1791   8,016      3,002 Kilfichen and Kilveceon
1792   2,443 Accuate farm census compiled in October
1801   8,539      3,174 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     3,601 Kilninian and Kilmore
     1,764 Torosay
1802   2,776 Chamberlain
1808   3,200 MacDonald's Argiculture in the Hebrides (1811)
1811 27th May   9,383 Official Census -
     3,205 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     4,064 Kilninian and Kilmore
     2,114 Torosay
1821 28th May 10,612 Official Census
     3,967 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     4,357 Kilninian and Kilmore
     2,288 Torosay
1831 30th May 10,538 Official Census
     3,819 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     4,830 Kininian and Kilmore
     1,889 Torosay
1837 10,000 Information is from "The New Statistical Account of Scotland", compiled by the ministers in each parish,
pg.389-354 - Parish of Kilninian and Kilmore - Parishes of Ulva,
Tobermory, and part of Salen, in the District of Mull, Presbytery of Mull, Synod of Argyle.
pg. 353 - Population. "The following census of the population of the parish of Ulva was taken in 1837 with great care, and its accuracy can be depended."
On : Island of Ulva
Total souls
Families
Males
Females
Under 5 years
604
116
206
308
103		 From
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 40
40 to 70
Above 70
  73
120
140
144
  22
Mainland of Mull (presumably just for the Parish of Kilninian & Kilmore)
Total souls
Families
Males
Females
Under 5 years		 222
  40
113
109
  32		 From
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 40
40 to 70
Above 70
35
33
56
54
12
Gometra
Total souls
Families
Males
Females
Under 5 years
168
  26
  87
  81
  25		 From
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 40
40 to 70
Above 70
26
42
41
31
  3
Colonsay
Total souls (one family)
Total souls in parish
     6
1000
1841 16th June 10,064 Official census -
     4,113 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     4,335 Kilninian and Kilmore
     1,616 Torosay
Directions to Enumerators for the 1841 Census.
For infants under one year of age, state the number of months.
From one year to 15 state the age on the last birthday.
For persons 15 years and upwards,write as follows,instead of the exact age.
For persons between the ages of
15 and 20 write 15
20 and 25 write 20
25 and 30 write 25
30 and 35 write 30
35 and 40 write 35
40 and 45 write 40
45 and 50 write 45
50 and 55 write 50
55 and 60 write 55
60 and 65 write 60
65 and 70 write 65
70 and 75 write 70
1851 30th March    8,369 Official Census -
     3,054 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     3,954 Kilninian and Kilmore
     1,361 Torosay
1861 7th April    7,331 Official Census -
     2,518 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     3,433 Kilninian and Kilmore
     1,380 Torosay
1871 2nd April    6,441 Official Census -
     2,448 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     2,739 Kilninian and Kilmore
     1,254 Torosay
1881 3rd April    5,624 Official Census -
     1,982 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     2,540 Kilninian and Kilmore
     1,102 Torosay
1891 15th April    5,076 Official Census -
     1,735 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     4,344 Kilninian and Kilmore of whom 1970 were Gaelic-speaking,
              and 753 belonged to the ecclesiastical parish
        977 Torosay
1901 31st March    4,712 Official Census -
     1,529 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     2,272 Kilninian and Kilmore
        911 Torosay
1911 2nd April    4,173 Official Census -
     1,403 Kilfinichen and Kilvickeun
     1,935 Kilninian and Kilmore
        835 Torosay
1921 19th April    3,754 Official Census -
     1,319 Kilfinichen and Kilveceon
     1,737 Kilninian and Kilmore
        698 Torosay
              Tobermory 850 included in Kilninian and Kilmore
1931 26th April    3,160 Official Census -
     1,041 Kilfinichen and Kilveceon
     1,509 Kilninian and Kilmore
        610 Torosay
              Tobermory 844 included in Kilninian and Kilmore
              Iona 141 included in Kilfinichen an Kilveveon
              Ulva 25 likely included in Torosay
1941 No Census due to World War 2
1951 18th April    2,693
1961 23rd April    2,331
1971 25th April    2,204
1981 15th April    2,366
1991 21st April    2,838
2001 29th April    2,821
2011 27tth April    2,990
Another Census Table
Mull Calve Erraid Gometra Inch Kenneth Iona Ulva Totals
1961 2.149 4 1 1 13 130 33 2,331
1971 2,024 0 0 10 2 145 23 2,204
1981 2,197 0 0 0 0 122 13 2,336
1991 2,678 0 0 4 0 130 30 2,838
2001 2,667 0 8 5 0 125 16 2,821
2011 2,800 0 0 2 0 177 11 2,990