Vision of Britain | 1931 Census: County Report Part I

1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I (Sample Report Title: Census 1931: England and Wales: Series of County Parts, Part I. County of Worcestershire), Table 3 : " Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings".

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Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	Acreage (Land and Inland Water) [1]	TOTAL POPULATION					PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS, 1931
		1921	1931				Private Families [7]	Population in Private Families [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied [9]	Rooms occupied [10]	Persons per Room [11]
		Persons [2]	Persons [3]	Males [4]	Females [5]	Persons per Acre [6]	Private Families [7]	Population in Private Families [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied [9]	Rooms occupied [10]	Persons per Room [11]
Somerset AdmC Total	1,036,818	465,691	475,142	219,970	255,172	-	127,417	-	120,384	651,610	-
Bath MB/CB	5,152	68,669	68,815	29,162	39,653	-	19,435	-	15,599	92,187	-
Bridgwater MB	1,084	16,327	17,139	8,081	9,058	-	4,426	-	4,346	22,030	-
Burnham on Sea UD	1,502	5,571	5,120	1,990	3,130	-	1,366	-	1,272	8,296	-
Chard MB	442	4,320	4,054	1,959	2,095	-	1,083	-	1,071	5,461	-
Clevedon UD	3,017	6,724	7,029	2,889	4,140	-	1,918	-	1,807	10,308	-
Crewkerne UD	1,243	3,703	3,509	1,636	1,873	-	1,012	-	999	4,700	-
Frome UD	1,194	10,504	10,739	5,027	5,712	-	2,916	-	2,839	15,043	-
Glastonbury MB	5,019	4,325	4,514	2,066	2,448	-	1,240	-	1,188	6,110	-
Highbridge UD	744	2,479	2,585	1,239	1,346	-	690	-	660	3,510	-
Ilminster UD	531	2,367	2,232	1,019	1,213	-	636	-	633	3,206	-
Midsomer Norton UD	3,970	7,780	7,490	3,787	3,703	-	1,974	-	1,954	9,563	-
Minehead UD	2,816	6,013	6,315	2,661	3,654	-	1,657	-	1,593	9,650	-
Portishead UD	911	3,801	3,909	1,897	2,012	-	982	-	881	5,341	-
Radstock UD	1,014	3,661	3,622	1,869	1,753	-	990	-	971	4,623	-
Shepton Mallet UD	3,548	4,295	4,108	1,892	2,216	-	1,144	-	1,129	5,724	-
Street UD	2,742	4,368	4,453	2,079	2,374	-	1,236	-	1,140	5,713	-
Taunton MB	2,016	24,195	25,178	11,531	13,647	-	6,611	-	6,296	33,229	-
Watchet UD	493	1,883	1,936	940	996	-	558	-	538	2,797	-
Wellington UD	5,295	7,212	7,132	3,280	3,852	-	2,051	-	2,018	10,329	-
Wells MB	719	4,369	4,831	2,213	2,618	-	1,197	-	1,181	6,045	-
Weston super Mare UD/MB	2,412	31,643	28,554	11,526	17,028	-	6,929	-	6,064	38,143	-
Wiveliscombe UD	201	1,255	1,262	588	674	-	369	-	364	1,913	-
Yeovil MB	2,257	16,097	19,077	9,153	9,924	-	4,935	-	4,711	24,445	-
Axbridge RD	93,062	23,293	25,090	11,725	13,365	-	6,739	-	6,578	35,882	-
Bath RD	27,360	14,571	14,035	6,637	7,398	-	3,852	-	3,786	19,323	-
Bridgwater RD	87,362	17,092	17,160	8,317	8,843	-	4,620	-	4,560	24,679	-
Chard RD	55,236	12,615	12,005	5,768	6,237	-	3,385	-	3,366	16,797	-
Clutton RD	41,133	15,794	15,541	7,802	7,739	-	4,106	-	4,025	20,229	-
Dulverton RD	78,980	4,515	4,872	2,505	2,367	-	1,183	-	1,173	6,657	-
Frome RD	51,558	10,854	10,499	5,239	5,260	-	2,927	-	2,905	15,170	-
Keynsham RD	20,918	10,570	12,426	5,915	6,511	-	3,323	-	3,179	17,163	-
Langport RD	59,407	12,533	12,527	6,098	6,429	-	3,472	-	3,452	17,998	-
Long Ashton RD	47,681	17,611	20,367	9,413	10,954	-	5,279	-	5,141	27,644	-
Shepton Mallet RD	46,561	9,655	9,252	4,594	4,658	-	2,541	-	2,524	12,887	-
Taunton RD	71,094	16,082	17,101	8,109	8,992	-	4,357	-	4,326	23,630	-
Wellington RD	34,626	5,810	5,764	2,835	2,929	-	1,577	-	1,562	8,528	-
Wells RD	58,119	10,182	10,017	4,912	5,105	-	2,443	-	2,413	12,927	-
Williton RD	97,364	11,947	12,469	5,989	6,480	-	3,312	-	3,279	17,965	-
Wincanton RD	64,540	15,528	15,965	7,744	8,221	-	4,385	-	4,361	22,862	-
Yeovil RD	53,495	15,478	16,449	7,884	8,565	-	4,561	-	4,500	22,903	-

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Somerset AdmC:

Rate	Date
Population Density (Persons per Acre)	1931
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years)	1931

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	The figures for Wards are printed in old face type (e.g. 607) and those for Civil Parishes, where different from Wards, in modern face type (e.g. 607).
2	DEFINITIONS: PRIVATE FAMILY. -- Any person or group of persons included in a separate return as being in separate occupation of any premises or part of premises is treated as a separate family for Census purposes, lodgers being so treated when returned as boarding separately and not otherwise. Private families comprise all such families with the exception of those enumerated in (i) Institutions or (ii) business establishments or boarding houses in which the number of resident trade assistants or resident boarders exceeds the number of members of the employer's or householders family (including private domestic servants).
3	DEFINITIONS: STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS. -- A structurally separate dwelling has been defined for the Census as any room or set of rooms, intended or used for habitation, having separate access either to the street or to a common landing or staircase. Thus each flat in a block of flats is a separate unit; a private house which has not been structurally subdivided is similarly a single unit whether occupied by one family or by several families. But where a private house has been subdivided into maisonettes or portions, each having its front door opening on to the street or on to a common landing or staircase to which visitors have access, then each such portion is treated as a separate unit.
4	DEFINITIONS: ROOMS. -- For the purposes of the Census, the rooms enumerated are the usual living rooms, including bedrooms and kitchens but excluding sculleries, landings, lobbies, closets, bathrooms, or any warehouse, office, or shop rooms.
5	Areas marked (*) have been created or altered during the 1921-1931 intercensal period; for particulars of such creations or alterations (except those relating to Wards), see Table 4.

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