Oxford CB/MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Oxford CB/MB

Local Government District

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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 53,048 in 1911 to 106,291 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 106.97 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1911, and the lowest was 13.46 in 1968.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: OXFORD
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Municipal Borough (until 1888)
County Borough (1888 - 1974)
Date created:: 1835
Date abolished:: 1974
Unit ID:: 10166664
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.

Oxford CB/MB, Oxfordshire

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
OXFORD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.
E290865	CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts	English

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	OXFORD AD_City/Borough	Ancient District	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
OXFORDSHIRE	Administrative County	1835	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 664.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1957	was enlarged by gaining part of	BULLINGDON RD	part of Littlemore CP Area: 369 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; The City of Oxford (Extension) Order, 1957

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BINSEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 392.
COWLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
COWLEY AND IFFLEY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
COWLEY ST JOHN CP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 395.
EAST LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HEADINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1889	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 398.
HEADINGTON LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HOLYWELL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 399.
IFFLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1889	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 400.
LITTLEMORE ParLib/Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 401.
MARSTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1889	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 401.
NORTH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
NORTH HINKSEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1900	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
NORTH HINKSEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1889	1890	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
OXFORD CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 402.
OXFORD ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST ALDATE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST CLEMENT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1924	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST EBBE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST GILES CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARTIN AND ALL SAINTS CP	Parish-level Unit	1895	1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY MAGDALEN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MARY THE VIRGIN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST MICHAEL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER IN THE EAST CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST PETER LE BAILEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD ST THOMAS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 403.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY COLLEGES AND HALLS ExP	Parish-level Unit		1926	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'.
SEACOURT CP/ExP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 404.
SOUTH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
SOUTH HINKSEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1900	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
SOUTH HINKSEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1889	1890	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 19.
ST GILES AND ST JOHN CP	Parish-level Unit	1926	1933	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 404.
SUMMERTOWN AND WOLVERCOTE LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
UNNAMED CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1929	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 407.
WEST LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
WOLVERCOTT CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 408.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oxford CB/MB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166664

Date accessed: 24th April 2024