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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 19,403 in 1801 to 47,161 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, 6.39 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 only 6.07 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 170.21 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 98.54 in 1911.
• 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
KNARESBOROUGH	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777.
GREAT OUSEBURN KNARESBOROUGH AND WETHERBY	Alternate	English			Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 777.
WEST RIDING	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
08 Jun 1854	was reduced to create	GREAT OUSEBURN RegD/GilU/PLU		Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
20 Feb 1854	was reduced to enlarge	PATELEY BRIDGE RegD/PLU	Birstwith, Bishop Thornton, and Clint	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Sep 1856	was reduced to enlarge	GREAT OUSEBURN RegD/GilU/PLU	Townships of Clareton and Coneythorpe	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
28 May 1861	was reduced to enlarge	WETHERBY RegD/PLU	The sub-district of Wetherby went to create part of the new district of Wetherby	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOROUGHBRIDGE	Registration sub-District		0-8-1854	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
HARROGATE	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'.
KNARESBOROUGH	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'.
WETHERBY	Registration sub-District		28 May 1861	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WHIXLEY	Registration sub-District		0-8-1854	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BILTON CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
BILTON WITH HARROGATE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1854	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
BREARTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 520.
BURTON LEONARD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 524.
FARNHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 542.
FELLISCLIFFE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 543.
FERRENSBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 543.
FLAXBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 544.
FOLLIFOOT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 545.
GOLDSBOROUGH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 549.
HAMPSTHWAITE CP/Ch/AP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 553.
HARROGATE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 514.
HAVERAH PARK ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 555.
KILLINGHALL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 567.
KNARESBOROUGH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 571.
KNARESBOROUGH OUTER CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 571.
NIDD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 588.
PANNAL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 592.
PLOMPTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 593.
RIPLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 597.
SCOTTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SCRIVEN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SCRIVEN WITH TENTERGATE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 602.
SOUTH STAINLEY WITH CAYTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 611.
STARBECK CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 612.
TENTERGATE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 616.
WALKINGHAM HILL WITH OCCANEY ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 622.