Vision of Britain | 1931 Census: County Report Part I

1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I (Sample Report Title: Census 1931: England and Wales: Series of County Parts, Part I. County of Worcestershire), Table 3 : " Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings".

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Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	Acreage (Land and Inland Water) [1]	TOTAL POPULATION					PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS, 1931
		1921	1931				Private Families [7]	Population in Private Families [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied [9]	Rooms occupied [10]	Persons per Room [11]
		Persons [2]	Persons [3]	Males [4]	Females [5]	Persons per Acre [6]	Private Families [7]	Population in Private Families [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied [9]	Rooms occupied [10]	Persons per Room [11]
England Dep Total	32,208,768	35,230,216	37,359,045	17,839,205	19,519,740	-	9,596,797	-	8,544,644	43,027,810	-
London AdmC	74,850	4,484,523	4,397,003	2,044,108	2,352,895	-	1,190,030	-	730,628	4,198,292	-
Surrey AdmC	461,833	930,086	1,180,878	544,054	636,824	-	300,275	-	271,321	1,530,634	-
Kent AdmC	975,978	1,141,666	1,219,273	584,335	634,938	-	310,106	-	285,950	1,553,125	-
East Sussex AdmC	530,555	532,187	546,864	239,132	307,732	-	142,494	-	123,458	701,841	-
West Sussex AdmC	401,916	195,810	222,995	101,231	121,764	-	57,805	-	55,025	308,816	-
Hampshire AdmC	961,663	913,681	1,014,316	490,501	523,815	-	251,999	-	225,622	1,236,718	-
the Isle of Wight AdmC	94,146	94,666	88,454	40,374	48,080	-	23,148	-	22,500	129,349	-
Berkshire AdmC	463,830	294,821	311,453	148,310	163,143	-	79,966	-	75,717	406,319	-
Middlesex AdmC	148,691	1,253,002	1,638,728	768,657	870,071	-	431,368	-	348,595	1,980,545	-
Hertfordshire AdmC	404,520	333,195	401,206	189,663	211,543	-	102,853	-	98,402	521,694	-
Buckinghamshire AdmC	479,360	236,171	271,586	132,490	139,096	-	71,013	-	68,994	364,161	-
Oxfordshire AdmC	479,224	189,615	209,621	102,419	107,202	-	52,838	-	50,638	270,106	-
Northamptonshire AdmC	585,148	302,404	309,474	149,872	159,602	-	83,930	-	80,188	423,988	-
the Soke of Peterborough AdmC	53,464	46,959	51,839	25,368	26,471	-	13,744	-	13,093	70,710	-
Cambridgeshire AdmC	314,808	129,602	140,004	69,292	70,712	-	37,891	-	35,706	191,648	-
the Isle of Ely AdmC	238,073	73,817	77,698	39,196	38,502	-	20,384	-	20,229	103,572	-
Huntingdonshire AdmC	233,991	54,741	56,206	27,786	28,420	-	15,277	-	15,061	79,573	-
Bedfordshire AdmC	302,942	206,462	220,525	106,449	114,076	-	58,663	-	56,762	296,129	-
Essex AdmC	977,764	1,470,257	1,755,459	844,625	910,834	-	451,436	-	386,475	2,004,774	-
East Suffolk AdmC	557,353	291,073	294,977	143,031	151,946	-	76,691	-	74,436	404,252	-
West Suffolk AdmC	390,916	108,985	106,137	52,446	53,691	-	28,924	-	28,682	145,586	-
Norfolk AdmC	1,315,064	504,293	504,940	243,536	261,404	-	134,493	-	132,241	702,257	-
Wiltshire AdmC	860,829	291,838	303,373	151,377	151,996	-	78,816	-	75,615	382,981	-
Dorset AdmC	622,843	224,731	239,352	115,395	123,957	-	62,126	-	58,863	317,011	-
Devon AdmC	1,671,364	709,614	732,968	345,887	387,081	-	193,496	-	163,032	916,932	-
Cornwall AdmC	868,167	320,705	317,968	148,849	169,119	-	85,614	-	83,972	451,904	-
Somerset AdmC	1,036,818	465,691	475,142	219,970	255,172	-	127,417	-	120,384	651,610	-
Gloucestershire AdmC	804,638	756,574	786,000	370,054	415,946	-	206,741	-	182,350	978,179	-
Herefordshire AdmC	538,924	113,189	111,767	53,681	58,086	-	28,384	-	27,746	146,986	-
Shropshire AdmC	861,800	243,062	244,156	120,585	123,571	-	60,893	-	59,553	294,328	-
Staffordshire AdmC	737,886	1,353,511	1,431,359	702,401	728,958	-	340,027	-	321,850	1,508,430	-
Worcestershire AdmC	447,678	397,910	420,056	201,115	218,941	-	106,700	-	103,383	498,199	-
Warwickshire AdmC	624,676	1,394,741	1,535,007	735,517	799,490	-	385,921	-	367,087	1,816,227	-
Leicestershire AdmC	532,779	494,469	541,861	258,267	283,594	-	142,047	-	136,807	727,236	-
Rutland AdmC	97,273	18,376	17,401	8,446	8,955	-	4,724	-	4,703	24,936	-
Parts of Holland AdmC	268,992	85,870	92,330	45,841	46,489	-	23,538	-	23,322	119,814	-
Parts of Kesteven AdmC	463,505	107,634	110,060	55,552	54,508	-	27,845	-	27,590	140,200	-
Parts of Lindsey AdmC	972,796	408,698	422,199	208,244	213,955	-	107,675	-	104,080	536,936	-
Nottinghamshire AdmC	540,014	641,140	712,731	344,596	368,135	-	182,543	-	177,646	875,059	-
Derbyshire AdmC	647,824	714,634	757,374	375,073	382,301	-	187,818	-	180,993	898,139	-
Cheshire AdmC	652,383	1,020,257	1,087,655	513,447	574,208	-	281,729	-	266,683	1,337,010	-
Lancashire AdmC	1,200,122	4,932,951	5,039,455	2,383,723	2,655,732	-	1,270,937	-	1,192,117	5,582,992	-
West Riding AdmC	1,779,794	3,265,241	3,437,368	1,655,620	1,781,748	-	896,721	-	872,967	3,771,672	-
East Riding AdmC	750,115	460,880	482,936	234,356	248,580	-	120,340	-	116,241	559,595	-
North Riding AdmC	1,362,058	456,436	469,375	232,896	236,479	-	112,447	-	106,247	525,494	-
County Durham AdmC	649,420	1,479,033	1,486,175	742,923	743,252	-	359,815	-	323,189	1,271,341	-
Northumberland AdmC	1,291,978	746,096	756,782	370,446	386,336	-	186,515	-	169,428	682,818	-
Cumberland AdmC	973,086	273,173	263,151	127,676	135,375	-	64,433	-	63,095	302,049	-
Westmorland AdmC	504,917	65,746	65,408	30,393	35,015	-	16,207	-	15,978	85,643	-

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within England Dep:

Rate	Date
Population Density (Persons per Acre)	1931
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years)	1931

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	The figures for Wards are printed in old face type (e.g. 607) and those for Civil Parishes, where different from Wards, in modern face type (e.g. 607).
2	DEFINITIONS: PRIVATE FAMILY. -- Any person or group of persons included in a separate return as being in separate occupation of any premises or part of premises is treated as a separate family for Census purposes, lodgers being so treated when returned as boarding separately and not otherwise. Private families comprise all such families with the exception of those enumerated in (i) Institutions or (ii) business establishments or boarding houses in which the number of resident trade assistants or resident boarders exceeds the number of members of the employer's or householders family (including private domestic servants).
3	DEFINITIONS: STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS. -- A structurally separate dwelling has been defined for the Census as any room or set of rooms, intended or used for habitation, having separate access either to the street or to a common landing or staircase. Thus each flat in a block of flats is a separate unit; a private house which has not been structurally subdivided is similarly a single unit whether occupied by one family or by several families. But where a private house has been subdivided into maisonettes or portions, each having its front door opening on to the street or on to a common landing or staircase to which visitors have access, then each such portion is treated as a separate unit.
4	DEFINITIONS: ROOMS. -- For the purposes of the Census, the rooms enumerated are the usual living rooms, including bedrooms and kitchens but excluding sculleries, landings, lobbies, closets, bathrooms, or any warehouse, office, or shop rooms.
5	Areas marked (*) have been created or altered during the 1921-1931 intercensal period; for particulars of such creations or alterations (except those relating to Wards), see Table 4.

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