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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population grew from 4,710 in 1881 to 8,180 in 1971.
• 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

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
EAST MURTON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EAST MORTON	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
MURTON EAST	Alternate	English			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'.

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	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DAWDON	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'.
EASINGTON RD	Local Government District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
EASINGTON Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
EASINGTON RSD	Sanitary District	1866		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.
DALTON LE DALE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 110.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1914	was reduced to enlarge	HASWELL Tn/CP	Area: 89 acres. Population in 1921: 130.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; The County of Durham (Haswell, Hawthorn and East Murton) Confirmation Order, 1914 (No. 61380)

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.