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• Total Population 1881 to 1961: Population grew from 3,931 in 1881 to 40,228 in 1961.
• 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
MORECAMBE	Official	English	1924	01 Oct 1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
POULTON BARRE AND TORRISHOLME	Official	English		1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM	Preferred	English	01 Oct 1928		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
POULTON BARE AND TORRISHOLME	Alternate	English			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'.

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
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
CATON GilU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1869	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
LANCASTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1869	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
HEATON	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'.
LONSDALE Wap/Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
MORECAMBE USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM MB/UD	Local Government District	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.
LANCASTER AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 188.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was enlarged by gaining part of	SKERTON CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 3.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 31961 (Appointed day, 1894)
01 Apr 1935	was enlarged by gaining part of	HEATON WITH OXCLIFFE Tn/CP	Area: 25 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 80451. The County of Lancaster Review Order, 1935

Lower level units

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