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• Total Population 1861 to 1911: Population grew from 11,272 in 1861 to 12,743 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 1911: In 1861, only 6.8 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 7.16 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 147.29 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 64.94 in 1891.
• 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

We know of no alternate names.

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
SHROPSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 737.
SHROPSHIRE	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 1853	was created through the abolition of	WEM RegD	The sub-district of Whitchurch was divided from the district of Wem and created a separate RD	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MALPAS	Registration sub-District	by 1861		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'.
WHITCHURCH	Registration sub-District	by 1861		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'.
AGDEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 5.
BICKLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 8.
BRADLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 10.
CHIDLOW CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CHORLTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 14.
CUDDINGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 16.
DUCKINGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 17.
EDGE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 18.
HAMPTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 20.
IGHTFIELD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1854		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 387.
IS COED Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	by 1861		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'.
LARKTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 23.
MACEFEN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 25.
MALPAS AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 25.
MARBURY WITH QUOISLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 25.
NEWTON BY MALPAS Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 28.
NORBURY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
OLDCASTLE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 29.
OVERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 30.
STOCKTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 36.
THREAPWOOD ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 38.
TUSHINGHAM CUM GRINDLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 39.
WHITCHURCH AP/Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1792	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WHITCHURCH RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WHITCHURCH URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 397.
WIGLAND Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 41.
WIRSWALL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 41.
WYCHOUGH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1853	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 42.