Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_16 ( area_km_2 VARCHAR, census_ranking VARCHAR, population VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the area of the parish with a population larger than 1,172 and a census ranking of 1,871 of 5,008?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(area_km_2) FROM table_name_16 WHERE census_ranking = "1,871 of 5,008" AND population > 1 OFFSET 172