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1861 Census of England and Wales, Tables of the Population and Houses enumerated in England and Wales, and in the Islands in the British Seas, on 8th April, 1861, Table 5 : " Houses and Population enumerated in the Counties (Proper) in 1851 and 1861.".
COUNTIES (PROPER). | Area in Statute Acres. | 1851 (March 31st.). | 1861 (April 8th.). | Increase or Decrease in the Number of PERSONS between 1851 and 1861. | COUNTIES (PROPER). | |||||||||||
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HOUSES. | POPULATION. | HOUSES. | POPULATION. | |||||||||||||
Inhabited. | Uninhabited. | Building. | PERSONS. | Males. | Females. | Inhabited. | Uninhabited. | Building. | PERSONS. | Males. | Females. | Increase. | Decrease. | |||
ENGLAND AND WALES. | 37,324,915 | 3,278,039 | 153,494 | 26,571 | 17,927,609 | 8,781,225 | 9,146,384 | 3,745,463 | 182,325 | 27,580 | 20,061,725 | 9,758,852 | 10,302,873 | 2,134,116 | | ENGLAND AND WALES. |
ENGLAND. | ENGLAND. | |||||||||||||||
BEDFORD. | 295,582 | 24,673 | 661 | 127 | 124,478 | 59,941 | 64,537 | 27,419 | 705 | 142 | 135,265 | 63,780 | 71,485 | 10,787 | | BEDFORD. |
BERKS. | 451,040 | 33,481 | 1,397 | 197 | 170,065 | 84,927 | 85,138 | 35,880 | 1,335 | 202 | 176,103 | 86,657 | 89,446 | 6,038 | | BERKS. |
BUCKINGHAM. | 466,932 | 33,196 | 1,206 | 98 | 163,723 | 81,074 | 82,649 | 34,680 | 1,287 | 285 | 166,597 | 82,148 | 84,449 | 2,874 | | BUCKINGHAM. |
CAMBRIDGE. | 523,861 | 37,226 | 1,629 | 195 | 185,405 | 92,699 | 92,706 | 37,677 | 1,847 | 76 | 175,950 | 86,304 | 89,646 | | 9,455 | CAMBRIDGE. |
CHESTER. | 707,078 | 85,260 | 4,341 | 845 | 455,725 | 222,386 | 233,339 | 97,952 | 5,305 | 751 | 505,153 | 243,960 | 261,193 | 49,428 | | CHESTER. |
CORNWALL. | 873,600 | 67,987 | 4,544 | 347 | 355,558 | 171,636 | 183,922 | 73,243 | 3,389 | 469 | 369,323 | 176,107 | 193,216 | 13,765 | | CORNWALL. |
CUMBERLAND. | 1,001,273 | 36,763 | 1,545 | 239 | 195,492 | 96,244 | 99,248 | 40,579 | 2,061 | 251 | 205,293 | 100,218 | 105,075 | 9,801 | | CUMBERLAND. |
DERBY. | 658,803 | 59,371 | 2,498 | 453 | 296,084 | 147,737 | 148,347 | 69,404 | 3,318 | 531 | 339,377 | 170,509 | 168,868 | 43,293 | | DERBY. |
DEVON. | 1,657,180 | 98,387 | 6,014 | 751 | 567,098 | 269,583 | 297,515 | 101,406 | 5,459 | 678 | 584,531 | 279,216 | 305,315 | 17,433 | | DEVON. |
DORSET. | 632,025 | 36,138 | 1,587 | 215 | 184,207 | 89,204 | 95,003 | 37,745 | 1,531 | 280 | 188,651 | 91,544 | 97,107 | 4,444 | | DORSET. |
DURHAM. | 622,476 | 64,977 | 2,794 | 570 | 390,997 | 196,700 | 194,297 | 84,877 | 4,164 | 588 | 509,018 | 258,343 | 250,675 | 118,021 | | DURHAM. |
ESSEX. | 1,060,549 | 73,530 | 3,569 | 381 | 369,318 | 185,399 | 183,919 | 81,220 | 4,092 | 538 | 404,644 | 202,713 | 201,931 | 35,326 | | ESSEX. |
GLOUCESTER. | 805,102 | 86,359 | 5,318 | 441 | 458,805 | 218,187 | 240,618 | 93,900 | 4,711 | 565 | 485,502 | 228,312 | 257,190 | 26,697 | | GLOUCESTER. |
HEREFORD. | 534,823 | 23,890 | 1,191 | 77 | 115,489 | 58,114 | 57,375 | 25,271 | 800 | 171 | 123,659 | 62,753 | 60,906 | 8,170 | | HEREFORD. |
HERTFORD. | 391,141 | 32,573 | 1,188 | 207 | 167,298 | 82,831 | 84,467 | 34,899 | 1,535 | 188 | 173,294 | 84,242 | 89,052 | 5,996 | | HERTFORD. |
HUNTINGDON. | 230,865 | 13,285 | 632 | 64 | 64,183 | 31,933 | 32,250 | 13,733 | 497 | 53 | 64,297 | 31,713 | 32,584 | 114 | | HUNTINGDON. |
KENT. | 1,041,479 | 107,748 | 5,460 | 1,267 | 615,766 | 307,041 | 308,725 | 126,246 | 5,138 | 1,055 | 733,675 | 368,450 | 365,225 | 117,909 | | KENT. |
LANCASTER. | 1,219,221 | 349,938 | 17,420 | 3,463 | 2,031,236 | 991,090 | 1,040,146 | 439,634 | 19,831 | 3,703 | 2,428,744 | 1,171,322 | 1,257,422 | 397,508 | | LANCASTER. |
LEICESTER. | 514,164 | 48,953 | 1,629 | 211 | 230,308 | 112,937 | 117,371 | 51,909 | 2,454 | 230 | 237,402 | 115,179 | 122,223 | 7,094 | | LEICESTER. |
LINCOLN. | 1,776,738 | 81,335 | 3,450 | 592 | 407,222 | 205,083 | 202,139 | 86,688 | 4,104 | 523 | 411,997 | 204,200 | 207,797 | 4,775 | | LINCOLN. |
MIDDLESEX. | 180,168 | 239,362 | 11,874 | 3,392 | 1,886,576 | 882,823 | 1,003,753 | 279,831 | 13,407 | 3,240 | 2,205,771 | 1,020,191 | 1,185,580 | 319,195 | | MIDDLESEX. |
MONMOUTH. | 368,399 | 28,939 | 1,353 | 152 | 157,418 | 82,349 | 75,069 | 33,101 | 2,031 | 264 | 174,670 | 89,533 | 85,137 | 17,252 | | MONMOUTH. |
NORFOLK. | 1,354,301 | 93,143 | 3,505 | 452 | 442,714 | 215,254 | 227,460 | 96,951 | 4,929 | 354 | 435,422 | 208,910 | 226,512 | | 7,292 | NORFOLK. |
NORTHAMPTON. | 630,358 | 43,942 | 1,538 | 227 | 212,380 | 105,984 | 106,396 | 48,547 | 2,114 | 283 | 227,727 | 112,963 | 114,764 | 15,347 | | NORTHAMPTON. |
NORTHUMBERLAND. | 1,249,299 | 47,737 | 2,064 | 386 | 303,568 | 149,515 | 154,053 | 55,900 | 2,635 | 683 | 343,028 | 170,359 | 172,669 | 39,460 | | NORTHUMBERLAND. |
NOTTINGHAM. | 526,076 | 55,019 | 1,502 | 250 | 270,427 | 132,263 | 138,164 | 62,557 | 4,432 | 500 | 293,784 | 141,027 | 152,757 | 23,357 | | NOTTINGHAM. |
OXFORD. | 472,887 | 34,398 | 1,334 | 105 | 170,439 | 85,524 | 84,915 | 36,309 | 1,314 | 220 | 172,266 | 85,386 | 86,880 | 1,827 | | OXFORD. |
RUTLAND. | 95,805 | 4,588 | 153 | 14 | 22,983 | 11,801 | 11,182 | 4,652 | 175 | 17 | 21,859 | 10,899 | 10,960 | | 1,124 | RUTLAND. |
SALOP. | 826,055 | 45,648 | 2,062 | 116 | 229,341 | 114,340 | 115,001 | 48,155 | 1,572 | 221 | 240,876 | 120,154 | 120,722 | 11,535 | | SALOP. |
SOMERSET. | 1,047,220 | 85,054 | 4,912 | 393 | 443,916 | 211,045 | 232,871 | 87,561 | 4,009 | 559 | 444,725 | 209,301 | 235,424 | 809 | | SOMERSET. |
SOUTHAMPTON. | 1,070,216 | 75,238 | 3,543 | 613 | 405,370 | 202,014 | 203,356 | 86,494 | 3,707 | 637 | 481,495 | 246,076 | 235,419 | 76,125 | | SOUTHAMPTON. |
STAFFORD. | 728,468 | 116,273 | 4,668 | 958 | 608,716 | 310,032 | 298,684 | 147,244 | 8,871 | 1,109 | 746,584 | 376,464 | 370,120 | 137,868 | | STAFFORD. |
SUFFOLK. | 947,681 | 69,282 | 3,107 | 449 | 337,215 | 166,308 | 170,907 | 73,067 | 3,662 | 219 | 336,271 | 164,239 | 172,032 | | 944 | SUFFOLK. |
SURREY. | 478,792 | 108,822 | 5,770 | 1,540 | 683,082 | 325,041 | 358,041 | 130,563 | 4,611 | 1,384 | 830,685 | 392,786 | 437,899 | 147,603 | | SURREY. |
SUSSEX. | 934,851 | 58,663 | 2,247 | 606 | 336,844 | 165,772 | 171,072 | 65,471 | 2,754 | 430 | 363,648 | 174,782 | 188,866 | 26,804 | | SUSSEX. |
WARWICK. | 563,946 | 96,731 | 4,596 | 992 | 475,013 | 232,411 | 242,602 | 116,405 | 6,949 | 669 | 561,728 | 272,588 | 289,140 | 86,715 | | WARWICK. |
WESTMORLAND. | 485,432 | 11,217 | 533 | 87 | 58,287 | 29,079 | 29,208 | 11,809 | 603 | 76 | 60,809 | 30,665 | 30,144 | 2,522 | | WESTMORLAND. |
WILTS. | 865,092 | 51,667 | 2,250 | 176 | 254,221 | 125,728 | 128,493 | 53,181 | 2,302 | 255 | 249,455 | 122,529 | 126,926 | | 4,766 | WILTS. |
WORCESTER. | 472,165 | 55,639 | 2,723 | 337 | 276,926 | 136,956 | 139,970 | 62,893 | 3,791 | 355 | 307,601 | 150,989 | 156,612 | 30,675 | | WORCESTER. |
YORK (East Riding). | 768,419 | 44,363 | 2,964 | 385 | 220,983 | 109,443 | 111,540 | 49,385 | 2,561 | 273 | 240,359 | 118,652 | 121,707 | 19,376 | | YORK (East Riding). |
YORK (City). | 2,720 | 7,077 | 415 | 91 | 36,303 | 16,977 | 19,326 | 8,243 | 407 | 26 | 40,377 | 19,133 | 21,244 | 4,074 | | YORK (City). |
YORK (North Riding). | 1,350,121 | 44,446 | 2,343 | 224 | 215,214 | 106,710 | 108,504 | 50,306 | 2,942 | 381 | 244,804 | 121,845 | 122,959 | 29,590 | | YORK (North Riding). |
YORK (West Riding). | 1,708,026 | 264,302 | 10,970 | 2,507 | 1,325,495 | 659,619 | 665,876 | 316,061 | 18,555 | 1,998 | 1,507,511 | 740,696 | 766,815 | 182,016 | | YORK (West Riding). |
WALES. | WALES. | |||||||||||||||
ANGLESEY. | 193,453 | 12,124 | 545 | 134 | 57,327 | 28,101 | 29,226 | 12,361 | 477 | 63 | 54,546 | 26,191 | 28,355 | | 2,781 | ANGLESEY. |
BRECON. | 460,158 | 12,221 | 731 | 74 | 61,474 | 31,314 | 30,160 | 12,929 | 916 | 80 | 61,627 | 31,004 | 30,623 | 153 | | BRECON. |
CARDIGAN. | 443,387 | 14,978 | 544 | 70 | 70,796 | 32,961 | 37,835 | 15,731 | 572 | 109 | 72,255 | 33,105 | 39,150 | 1,459 | | CARDIGAN. |
CARMARTHEN. | 606,331 | 22,465 | 1,176 | 99 | 110,632 | 53,076 | 57,556 | 23,106 | 915 | 129 | 111,757 | 53,166 | 58,591 | 1,125 | | CARMARTHEN. |
CARNARVON. | 370,273 | 18,005 | 590 | 132 | 87,870 | 42,978 | 44,892 | 20,261 | 660 | 251 | 95,668 | 46,752 | 48,916 | 7,798 | | CARNARVON. |
DENBIGH. | 386,052 | 19,124 | 812 | 136 | 92,583 | 46,708 | 45,875 | 21,386 | 618 | 259 | 100,862 | 51,027 | 49,835 | 8,279 | | DENBIGH. |
FLINT. | 184,905 | 14,041 | 798 | 80 | 68156 | 34,452 | 33,704 | 15,146 | 781 | 137 | 69,870 | 34,744 | 35,126 | 1,714 | | FLINT. |
GLAMORGAN. | 547,494 | 43,202 | 1,557 | 459 | 231,849 | 120,748 | 111,101 | 59,356 | 3,721 | 736 | 317,751 | 163,271 | 154,480 | 85,902 | | GLAMORGAN. |
MERIONETH. | 385,291 | 8,159 | 372 | 31 | 38,843 | 19,151 | 19,692 | 8,499 | 357 | 45 | 38,888 | 19,085 | 19,803 | 45 | | MERIONETH. |
MONTGOMERY. | 483,323 | 13,350 | 716 | 25 | 67,335 | 33,634 | 33,701 | 13,518 | 413 | 115 | 67,075 | 33,843 | 33,232 | | 260 | MONTGOMERY. |
PEMBROKE. | 401,691 | 19,136 | 937 | 111 | 94,140 | 43,675 | 50,465 | 19,416 | 837 | 202 | 96,093 | 45,683 | 50,410 | 1,953 | | PEMBROKE. |
RADNOR. | 272,128 | 4,614 | 217 | 28 | 24,716 | 12,693 | 12,023 | 4,706 | 162 | 22 | 25,403 | 13,144 | 12,259 | 687 | | RADNOR. |