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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 5,102 in 1801 to 90,361 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.21 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 7.47 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 139.33 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 87.9 in 1881.
• 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
CHRISTCHURCH	Official	English		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
BOURNEMOUTH AND CHRISTCHURCH	Preferred	English	1926		Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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
HAMPSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE	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 Jan 1893	was reduced to enlarge	RINGWOOD RegD/PLU	Part of the parish of Christchurch was trasnsferred to the parish of Ringwood in the sub-district of Ringwood	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	LYMINGTON RegD/PLU	Part of Milton parish was added to Christchurch parish in the Christchurch sub-district	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOURNEMOUTH	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1895		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'.
CHRISTCHURCH	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'.
BOURNEMOUTH CP	Parish-level Unit	31 Dec 1894	1930	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'.
CHRISTCHURCH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	28 Jul 1835	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
CHRISTCHURCH EAST CP	Parish-level Unit	31 Dec 1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HIGHCLIFFE CP/PA	Parish-level Unit	01 Oct 1897	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HOLDENHURST CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	28 Jul 1835	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 210.
HURN CP	Parish-level Unit	31 Dec 1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
POKESDOWN CP	Parish-level Unit	31 Dec 1894	1902	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOPLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	28 Jul 1835	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHBOURNE CP	Parish-level Unit	31 Dec 1894	1901	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
WINTON CP	Parish-level Unit	31 Dec 1894	1902	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.