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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 20,466 in 1801 to 204,362 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, 3.7 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 only 3.4 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 208.41 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 144.65 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
COUNTY DURHAM	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 664.
COUNTY DURHAM	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 Mar 1902	was reduced to enlarge	LANCHESTER RegD/PLU	Chopwell (part of) added to Medomsley	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Mar 1902	was enlarged by gaining part of	LANCHESTER RegD/PLU	Medomsley (part of) added to Chopwell	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GATESHEAD	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'.
HEWORTH	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'.
WHICKHAM	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'.
WINLATON	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'.
CHOPWELL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 95.
CRAWBROOK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1914	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
GATESHEAD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
HEWORTH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
HEWORTH WITHIN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 105.
RYTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 112.
RYTON WOODSIDE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1914	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 112.
STELLA CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 115.
WHICKHAM AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 118.
WINLATON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit		1937	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 119.