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• Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 128,322 in 1911 to 190,384 in 1961.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 8.2 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 12.24 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1964: The highest rate recorded was 98.1 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1911, and the lowest was 10.22 in 1964.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 572.
CAMBRIDGE	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 572.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 574.
was preceded by	CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 574.
was succeeded by	CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Modern (post 1974) County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1889	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 572.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to create	CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ISLE OF ELY	the whole except part of South Cambridgeshire RD Area: 127028 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Order, 1964; The Huntingdon and Peterborough Order, 1964
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to create	HUNTINGDONSHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH	part of South Cambridgeshire RD Area: 7 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely Order, 1964

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CAMBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
CAXTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
CHESTERTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
LINTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
NEWMARKET RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
ROYSTON PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
CAMBRIDGE MB	Local Government District	1835	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 573.
CAXTON AND ARRINGTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
CHESTERTON UD	Local Government District	1894	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
CHESTERTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
LINTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
MELBOURN RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
NEWMARKET RD	Local Government District	1894	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
ROYSTON RD	Local Government District	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 53.
SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE RD	Local Government District	1934	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 574.
SWAVESEY RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
WELNEY RD	Local Government District	1894	1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 384.
CAMBRIDGE	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
COTTENHAM	Urban Labour Market			Great Britain Historical GIS Project