A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1931 Census of England and Wales, General Report, Table 14 : " Comparison of Aggregates of Urban and Rural Districts, England and Wales, 1891-1931".
NOTE.—In 1921 and 1931, the resident populations shown in Table 9 of the General Tables Volume have been used in place of the enumerated population in order to avoid the distortion introduced by the exceptional seasonal disturbance of 1921.
| 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Districts | Urban | 1,011 | 1,122 | 1,137 | 1,154 | 1,148 |
| Rural | 575 | 664 | 657 | 663 | 645 | |
| Population (in thousands) | Urban | 20,896 | 25,058 | 38,163 | 30,081 | 32,009 |
| Rural | 8,107 | 7,469 | 7,908 | 7,805 | 7,979 | |
| Percentage of total population | Urban | 72.0 | 77.0 | 78.1 | 79.4 | 80.0 |
| Rural | 28.0 | 23.0 | 21.9 | 20.6 | 20.0 | |
| Percentage increase in population in the areas as constituted at the date of each Census over the population in the same areas at the previous Census | Urban | 15.4 | 15.2 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| Rural | 3.0 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 8.2 | |
| Excess (or defiency?) of percentage increase over that of England and Wales as a whole | Urban | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Rural | -8.6 | -9.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 2.7 | |