Volume 1

Census of England and Wales, 1901 (63 Vict. c.4.).

  • Great Britain. Census Office.
Date:
1902-04
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Census of England and Wales, 1901 (63 Vict. c.4.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Jrban Jistricts lassified y popu- ation. 26 rate until the last decennium, when there was a notable change. The population in that period not only recovered the ground lost in the preceding forty years, but slightly exceeded the population in 1851. Of the 112 Districts here referred to, however, 73 showed an actual decrease of population, which was more than counterbalanced chiefly by the increase in a few Districts where mining is the principal industry. But, although a small increase of population is shown in rural areas in the aggregate, there has, nevertheless, been a very considerable drain on the natural growth of the population of these areas. This will be evident if we take Registration Districts which contain either no Urban Districts or only such Urban Districts as have populations under 10,000 to represent the rural area as in the following Table :— POPULATION : Gain or i E f G eae Paeiston, | Bisths over | | Lost by || agit 1891. 1901. | eaths. Migration, per cent, 112 Registration Districts 1,304,827 1,330,319 25,492 150,437 | —124,945 —9°6 entirely rural. 222 Registration Districts 4,176,219 4,215,326 39,107 414,816 | —375,709 —9:0 which contain Urban / Districts with populations under 10,000. Total of 334 Registration Districts ... Ms re 5,481,046 5,045,645 64,599 565,253 | —500,654 —91 Remainder of England and Wales 23,021,479 | 26,982,198 | 3,460,719 | 8,028,395 | +432,324 +1'8 * The term migration here includes movement of population between the districts in question and the remainder of England and Wales as well as migration to or from foreign parts. It will be seen that, in this rural population of nearly five and a half millions, the natural growth of the population by excess of births over deaths was, in the ten years preceding the Census of 1901, 565,253, whereas the actual increase of population was only 64,599, the loss by migration thus being 500,654, equal to 91 per cent. of the population of 1891]. The 1,122 Urban Districts may be thus classified according to their populations in 1901 :— el Urban Districts as constituted at Date of Census 1901. ' Number Aggregate Aggregate » een of P Populations of Urban Districts. | of Population mh ae re of ineree Area in Sars Mile Districts. 1901, se aaeaie Pot depee Statute Acres, 1901. 891-1901. Over 700,000... i 1% 4,536,541 4,228,317 73 74,839 ; 250,000 and under 700,000 8 3,436,865 | 3,064,688 121 ito sib ae A 100,000 ,, », 200,000 24 3,516,789 2,987,841 17°7 166.494 13.594 50,000 ,, », 100,000 42 3,016,668 2,449,486 23°2 211,285 9.138 20,000 ,, » 00,000) ~141 4,434,917 3,685,844 20°3 509,611 5,570 10,000 ,, »» 20,000 49220 3,018,218 2,548,706 18:4 826,791 2.336 5,000 ;, 4, 10,000] 260 | 1,843,716 | 1,611,566 144 797,717 1,47 3,000.4, ae DOL a eee 839,838 773,318 86 618,317 869 Uider 2000. 2. | Aas 414,803 395,520 4-9 524,684 506 Total... 1,122 | 25,058,355 | 21,745,286 Loe 3,848,987 4,167 * Administrative County of London here reckoned as one District. The Table shows the numbers of Urban Districts having populations within several limits, the aggregate population of such Districts in 1901 and of the same areas in 1891 and the mean increase of population per cent. in each group in the interval. The aggregate area of each group is also given, and the mean number of persons to a square mile, The Administrative County of London is treated as a single District