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• Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 87,685 in 1801 to 183,477 in 2011.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 6.53 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 21.26 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 137.82 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 2.97 in 2001.
• Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 40.36 per cent of all workers worked in agriculture, but in 2011 this had fallen to 5.66 per cent.
• Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 10.29 per cent in 1931, and the lowest was 1.15 in 1961.
• Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 2.546 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2011 27.49 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
• Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 22.8 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, but in 2011 this had fallen to 21.02 per cent.
• Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 15.92 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .42 per cent.

We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
HEREFORDSHIRE	Preferred	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
COUNTY OF HEREFORDSHIRE	Alternate	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTY OF	Alternate	English			Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
00GA	Code: Office for National Statistics	English			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	HEREFORDSHIRE	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 121.
was preceded by	HEREFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 121.
was preceded by	HEREFORDSHIRE	Administrative County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 669.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEST MIDLANDS	Government Office Region			Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

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