Available Themes

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• Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 7,917 in 1911 to 9,803 in 1961.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1971: Population pyramids, using 5-year age groups.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 143.75 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1915, and the lowest was 0. in 1973.

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
ELY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
ELY CITY OF	Alternate	English			1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'.
E040058	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

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
CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND ISLE OF ELY	Administrative County	1965	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.
ISLE OF ELY	Administrative County	1894	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 575.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1933	was enlarged by gaining part of	ELY RD	part of Witchford CP Area: 42 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. No. 76940. The Isle of Ely Review Order, 1933
01 Apr 1933	was reduced to enlarge	ELY RD	Witcham Gravel CP, part of Ely St. Mary CP, and part of the intermixed lands common to Ely St. Mary, and Ely Trinity CPs Area: 2125 acres. Population in 1931: 87.	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. No. 76940. The Isle of Ely Review Order, 1933

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ELY COLLEGE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.
ELY HOLY TRINITY WITH ST MARY CP	Parish-level Unit	1933		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.
ELY ST MARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.
ELY TRINITY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 50.
LAND COMMON TO ELY TRINITY AND ELY ST MARY ExP	Parish-level Unit		1933	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'.
WITCHAM GRAVEL CP	Parish-level Unit		1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 55.