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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 5,006 in 1801 to 10,073 in 1891.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, only 6.03 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 7.22 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1891: The highest rate recorded was 149.35 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1881, and the lowest was 122.52 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ST MARY MAGDALEN	Preferred	English		01 May 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALEN	Alternate	English		01 May 1900	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'.
TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALENE	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Sub-Districts'.

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
TAUNTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 May 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
RUISHTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
STOKE ST MARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALENE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			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'.
TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALENE WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
TAUNTON ST MARY MAGDALENE WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WILTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.