Isles of Scilly RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Isles of Scilly RD

Local Government District

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

Available Themes

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 2,097 in 1911 to 2,288 in 1961.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1971: Population pyramids, using 5-year age groups.
Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 260.87 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1925, and the lowest was 0. in 1973.

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

Preferred Name:: ISLES OF SCILLY
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Rural District (until 1974)
Date created:: 1890
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10026210
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 580.

Isles of Scilly RD, Cornwall

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
ISLES OF SCILLY	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 580.
SCILLY ISLES OF	Alternate	English	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 8, 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'.
E060148	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

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
CORNWALL	Administrative County	1890	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 580.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
BRYHER IslParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 59.
ST AGNES IslParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 67.
ST MARTINS IslParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 69.
ST MARYS IslParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 69.
TRESCO IslParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 71.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Isles of Scilly RD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10026210

Date accessed: 25th April 2024