Civil Survey 1654-56
Following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649-53, land had to be surveyed and then often confiscated from parliament's opponents to pay its debts under the 1642 Adventurers Act. The survey listed four townlands in Oughterard parish; Oughterard, Bishopscourt, Hutton Read and Castlewarden. Oughterard was valued at £82 p.a. rental value and it belonged to four men. Its 410 acres were under arable crops except for 10 acres (40,000 m2) of pasture and meadow; today it is mostly grassland.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1821 | 550 | — |
| 1831 | 223 | −59.5% |
| 1841 | 460 | +106.3% |
| 1851 | 440 | −4.3% |
| 1861 | 433 | −1.6% |
| 1871 | 409 | −5.5% |
| 1881 | 347 | −15.2% |
| 1891 | 278 | −19.9% |
| 1901 | 313 | +12.6% |
| 1911 | 305 | −2.6% |
| 1926 | 235 | −23.0% |
| 1936 | 251 | +6.8% |
| 1946 | 357 | +42.2% |
| 1951 | 394 | +10.4% |
| 1956 | 419 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 593 | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 668 | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 690 | +3.3% |
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