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• Total Population 1801 to 1881: Population grew from 42,780 in 1801 to 311,582 in 1881.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, only 2.68 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 3.1 per cent were.
• 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
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1-JAN-1892	was abolished to create	BRADFORD RegD/PLU/PLPar		Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
1-JAN-1892	was abolished to create	NORTH BIERLEY RegD/PLU		Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOWLING	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
BRADFORD CENTRAL	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CALVERLEY	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CLECKHEATON	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
DRIGHLINGTON	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HORTON	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
IDLE	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
MANNINGHAM	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
NORTH BIERLEY	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
PUDSEY	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
SHIPLEY	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
THORNTON	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
WILSDEN	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ALLERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 504.
BOLTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 516.
BOWLING CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 517.
BRADFORD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
CALVERLEY WITH FARSLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 525.
CLAYTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
CLECKHEATON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 528.
DRIGHLINGTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 536.
ECCLESHILL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		01 Jan 1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HEATON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 556.
HORTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 561.
HUNSWORTH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 564.
IDLE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 565.
MANNINGHAM CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 579.
NORTH BIERLEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
PUDSEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 594.
SHIPLEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 606.
THORNBURY CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
THORNTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 617.
TONG CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 620.
TYERSALL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 621.
WILSDEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 627.
WYKE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1837	01 Jan 1892	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 630.