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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 24,419 in 1801 to 222,165 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.22 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.61 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 210.23 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 168.64 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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

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
LANCASHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 681.
LANCASHIRE	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 Jul 1904	was enlarged by gaining part of	CLITHEROE RegD/PLU	Pendelton (part of) and Wiswell (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BURNLEY	Registration sub-District		01 Mar 1897	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
COLNE	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'.
EAST WARD	Registration sub-District	01 Mar 1897		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'.
NELSON	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1895		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'.
PADIHAM	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'.
PENDLE	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 WARD	Registration sub-District	01 Mar 1897		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'.
ALTHAM CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 143.
BARLEY WITH WHEATLEY BOOTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 145.
BARROWFORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 146.
BLACKO CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 149.
BRIERCLIFFE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 152.
BRIERCLIFFE WITH EXTWISTLE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 152.
BRIERFIELD CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 152.
BRUNSHAW CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 153.
BURNLEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 153.
CLIVIGER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 158.
COLNE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 159.
DUNNOCKSHAW Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 163.
FOULRIDGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
GOLDSHAW BOOTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 168.
GREAT AND LITTLE MARSDEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 186.
HABERGHAM EAVES Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 169.
HAPTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
HEYHOUSES CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
HIGHAM WITH WEST CLOSE BOOTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 173.
HUNCOAT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 175.
IGHTENHILL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 175.
IGHTENHILL PARK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 176.
NELSON CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 189.
NORTHTOWN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 190.
OLD LAUND BOOTH Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 190.
PADIHAM Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 192.
READ CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 196.
REEDLEY HALLOWS CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 196.
REEDLEY HALLOWS FILLY CLOSE AND NEW LAUND BOOTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 196.
ROUGHLEE BOOTH Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 198.
SABDEN CP	Parish-level Unit	1904	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 198.
SIMONSTONE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 201.
TRAWDEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 206.
WHEATLEY CARR BOOTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 211.
WORSTHORNE WITH HURSTWOOD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.