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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 30,669 in 1801 to 263,683 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 2.86 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.33 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 205.38 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 160.78 in 1911.
• 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
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777.
WEST RIDING	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
06 Aug 1869	was enlarged by the abolition of	KIRKSTALL RegD	Leeds gained the SDs of Kirkstall and Chapeltown (parishes: Bramley, Headingly with Burley, Horsforth, Potter Newton, Chapel Allerton, Shadwell, and Roundhay), and the township of Seacroft as Kirkstall was dissolved	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Feb 1913	was enlarged by gaining part of	TADCASTER RegD/PLU	Area: 228 acres. Population in 1921: 2207.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Feb 1913	was enlarged by gaining part of	WETHERBY RegD/PLU	Area: 1164 acres. Population in 1921: 1234.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
KIRKSTALL	Registration sub-District	06 Aug 1869		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'.
NORTH EAST LEEDS	Registration sub-District	21 Aug 1869		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'.
NORTH LEEDS	Registration sub-District			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'.
SOUTH EAST LEEDS	Registration sub-District			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'.
WEST LEEDS	Registration sub-District			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'.
CHAPEL ALLERTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	06 Aug 1869	1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 504.
HEADINGLEY CUM BURLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	06 Aug 1869	1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
HOLBECK CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1844	1862	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 559.
LEEDS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 574.
POTTER NEWTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	06 Aug 1869	1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
ROUNDHAY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	06 Aug 1869	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 598.
SEACROFT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	06 Aug 1869	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 603.