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• Total Population 1881 to 1911: Population grew from 57,861 in 1881 to 106,873 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1881 to 1911: In 1881, only 2.63 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.1 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1881 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 177.67 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 123.68 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 664.
COUNTY DURHAM	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1875	was created through the abolition of	DURHAM RegD	The Poor Law Union of Lanchester was split from the RD of Durham to become a separate RD	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Apr 1897	was enlarged by gaining part of	CHESTER LE STREET RegD/PLU	Edmonsey (part)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Mar 1902	was enlarged by gaining part of	GATESHEAD RegD/PLU	Chopwell (part of) added to Medomsley	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Mar 1902	was reduced to enlarge	GATESHEAD RegD/PLU	Medomsley (part of) added to Chopwell	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CONSETT	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1888		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
LANCHESTER	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1875		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
TANFIELD	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1875		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BENFIELDSIDE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 92.
BILLINGSIDE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1887	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 93.
COLLIERLEY CP/Ch/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
CONSETT CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
CONSIDE AND KNITSLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
CORNSAY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
CRAGHEAD CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
EBCHESTER CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 99.
ESH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
GREENCROFT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
GREENCROFT WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1886	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
HEALEYFIELD Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 104.
HEDLEYHOPE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 104.
IVESTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 106.
KNITSLEY CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 107.
KYO CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 107.
LANCHESTER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 107.
LANGLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 108.
MEDOMSLEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 108.
MUGGLESWICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
OXHILL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 111.
SATLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
SOUTH CORNSAY CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
SOUTH MOOR CP	Parish-level Unit		1916	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
STANLEY CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 115.
TANFIELD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1866	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.