1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report (Sample Report Title: Census 1951: England and Wales: County Report: Yorkshire West Riding), Table 3 : " Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings for AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT".

List for top level	Lancashire	List for England Dep

click on unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics		Acreage (Land and Inland Water) [1]	POPULATION					PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS AND DWELLINGS, 1951
			1931	1951				Private Households [7]	Population in Private Households [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied [9]	Rooms Occupied [10]	Density of Occupation
			Persons [2]	Persons [3]	Males [4]	Females [5]	Persons per Acre [6]					Persons per Room [11]	Percentage of persons at more than 2 per Room [12]
Lancashire AdmC Total		1,201,923	3,584,153	5,117,853	2,422,666	2,695,187	-	1,541,793	-	1,466,807	6,644,386	-	-
Barrow in Furness CB/MB		11,002	66,202	67,476	33,258	34,218	-	19,923	-	18,943	88,019	-	-
Blackburn MB/CB		8,088	8,580	111,218	51,429	59,789	-	37,249	-	36,551	157,206	-	-
Blackpool CB/MB		8,473	106,095	147,184	65,497	81,687	-	44,912	-	41,035	200,637	-	-
Bolton MB/CB		15,280	102,907	167,167	78,275	88,892	-	54,920	-	53,558	231,132	-	-
Bootle CB/MB		3,057	65,518	74,977	36,899	38,078	-	19,146	-	16,981	84,087	-	-
Burnley MB/CB		4,686	-	84,987	39,804	45,183	-	28,460	-	27,994	116,827	-	-
Bury MB/CB		7,433	58,345	58,838	27,336	31,502	-	19,461	-	19,162	81,710	-	-
Liverpool CB/MB		27,356	856,072	788,659	369,523	419,136	-	217,685	-	195,981	931,394	-	-
Manchester CB/MB		27,255	19,869	703,082	331,355	371,727	-	213,931	-	201,027	920,855	-	-
Oldham CB/MB		5,340	95,894	121,266	57,085	64,181	-	39,721	-	38,828	154,924	-	-
Preston MB/CB		5,684	119,665	119,250	56,311	62,939	-	36,833	-	35,166	153,024	-	-
Rochdale CB/MB		9,556	95,527	88,429	41,480	46,949	-	30,305	-	29,426	120,392	-	-
St Helens CB/MB		7,950	107,452	110,260	54,153	56,107	-	28,626	-	27,615	123,790	-	-
Salford CB/MB		5,202	223,438	178,194	84,692	93,502	-	54,244	-	50,745	223,584	-	-
Southport CB/MB		9,652	5,243	84,039	36,045	47,994	-	27,734	-	24,092	123,784	-	-
Warrington MB/CB		4,413	81,561	80,694	39,281	41,413	-	22,742	-	21,993	95,281	-	-
Wigan MB/CB		5,083	85,357	84,560	40,772	43,788	-	23,914	-	23,038	100,059	-	-
Abram UD		1,984	6,660	6,284	3,121	3,163	-	1,872	-	1,757	7,884	-	-
Accrington MB		4,418	42,991	40,685	19,273	21,412	-	13,987	-	13,861	60,118	-	-
Adlington UD		1,062	4,180	3,998	1,919	2,079	-	1,218	-	1,207	5,246	-	-
Ashton in Makerfield UD		6,267	20,546	19,057	9,298	9,759	-	5,390	-	5,261	23,891	-	-
Ashton under Lyne MB		2,981	52,175	46,794	21,912	24,882	-	15,245	-	15,051	64,310	-	-
Aspull UD		1,906	7,193	6,522	3,203	3,319	-	1,912	-	1,845	7,315	-	-
Atherton UD		2,264	19,989	20,596	9,912	10,684	-	6,214	-	6,112	27,183	-	-
Audenshaw UD		1,241	8,461	12,661	6,067	6,594	-	4,151	-	4,116	18,872	-	-
Bacup MB		6,121	-	18,374	8,673	9,701	-	6,311	-	6,304	22,952	-	-
Barrowford UD		1,387	5,299	4,766	2,188	2,578	-	1,793	-	1,790	7,413	-	-
Billinge and Winstanley UD		4,596	5,111	6,157	2,888	3,269	-	1,655	-	1,638	7,158	-	-
Blackrod UD		2,392	3,599	3,153	1,521	1,632	-	1,007	-	1,000	4,326	-	-
Brierfield UD		807	7,696	7,009	3,291	3,718	-	2,443	-	2,440	10,545	-	-
Carnforth UD		1,504	3,192	3,388	1,626	1,762	-	1,056	-	1,013	4,910	-	-
Chadderton UD		3,013	27,514	31,124	14,779	16,345	-	10,332	-	10,214	43,146	-	-
Chorley MB		4,283	30,951	32,640	15,446	17,194	-	9,735	-	9,490	42,749	-	-
Church UD		528	6,187	5,200	2,453	2,747	-	1,780	-	1,762	7,311	-	-
Clayton le Moors UD		1,060	-	6,825	3,233	3,592	-	2,247	-	2,231	9,401	-	-
Clitheroe MB		2,386	12,008	12,062	5,652	6,410	-	3,932	-	3,886	17,248	-	-
Colne MB/UD		5,939	23,918	20,670	9,572	11,098	-	7,193	-	7,153	30,594	-	-
Crompton UD		2,865	14,764	12,559	5,977	6,582	-	4,170	-	4,136	16,988	-	-
Crosby MB		4,772	50,569	58,414	25,915	32,499	-	17,774	-	16,038	87,812	-	-
Dalton in Furness UD		8,022	10,489	10,398	5,025	5,373	-	3,216	-	3,168	14,637	-	-
Darwen MB		5,959	36,012	30,827	14,394	16,433	-	10,613	-	10,487	44,721	-	-
Denton UD		2,593	17,384	25,603	12,087	13,516	-	8,329	-	8,224	36,077	-	-
Droylsden UD		1,010	13,340	26,363	12,616	13,747	-	8,189	-	8,097	34,923	-	-
Eccles MB		3,417	44,838	43,926	20,926	23,000	-	13,591	-	12,934	61,573	-	-
Failsworth UD		1,073	15,712	18,032	8,616	9,416	-	5,827	-	5,724	24,598	-	-
Farnworth UD/MB		1,504	28,717	28,616	13,577	15,039	-	8,686	-	8,641	36,741	-	-
Fleetwood UD/MB		2,565	23,001	27,537	13,658	13,879	-	7,415	-	6,661	31,708	-	-
Formby UD		5,613	7,965	10,436	5,318	5,118	-	2,786	-	2,671	14,309	-	-
Fulwood UD		3,273	8,816	13,089	6,138	6,951	-	3,664	-	3,515	18,564	-	-
Golborne UD		7,563	13,760	16,878	8,368	8,510	-	4,691	-	4,571	20,281	-	-
Grange UD		1,883	2,648	3,028	1,283	1,745	-	876	-	845	4,492	-	-
Great Harwood UD		2,868	12,789	10,739	4,994	5,745	-	3,710	-	3,656	15,590	-	-
Haslingden MB		8,203	-	14,513	6,777	7,736	-	5,080	-	5,049	20,737	-	-
Haydock UD		2,395	10,350	11,837	6,026	5,811	-	2,966	-	2,935	12,999	-	-
Heywood MB		8,508	26,727	25,201	11,874	13,327	-	8,314	-	8,164	32,774	-	-
Hindley UD		2,612	21,632	19,415	9,371	10,044	-	5,955	-	5,699	24,230	-	-
Horwich UD		3,257	15,680	15,549	7,362	8,187	-	4,993	-	4,939	22,244	-	-
Huyton With Roby UD		3,053	5,199	55,796	26,751	29,045	-	13,978	-	13,485	61,110	-	-
Ince in Makerfield UD		2,320	21,761	20,413	9,931	10,482	-	5,781	-	5,355	23,190	-	-
Irlam UD		4,717	-	15,063	7,408	7,655	-	4,424	-	4,317	19,369	-	-
Kearsley UD		1,728	11,212	10,677	5,087	5,590	-	3,375	-	3,335	14,765	-	-
Kirkham UD		939	4,120	6,930	4,437	2,493	-	1,408	-	1,360	6,136	-	-
Lancaster MB		4,873	43,649	51,661	24,148	27,513	-	14,101	-	13,323	62,048	-	-
Lees UD		288	4,738	4,160	1,989	2,171	-	1,451	-	1,436	6,041	-	-
Leigh UD/MB		6,359	45,317	48,728	23,432	25,296	-	14,530	-	14,221	66,805	-	-
Leyland UD		3,804	-	14,719	7,062	7,657	-	4,568	-	4,500	20,070	-	-
Litherland UD		818	15,959	22,206	10,542	11,664	-	6,315	-	6,025	28,303	-	-
Littleborough UD		7,855	12,028	10,986	5,131	5,855	-	3,721	-	3,706	15,199	-	-
Little Lever UD		808	4,944	4,704	2,203	2,501	-	1,576	-	1,562	6,705	-	-
Longridge UD		3,285	4,158	4,315	2,070	2,245	-	1,336	-	1,306	5,904	-	-
Lytham St Annes MB		5,814	25,764	30,343	12,543	17,800	-	9,533	-	8,637	47,247	-	-
Middleton MB		5,172	29,183	32,607	15,387	17,220	-	10,708	-	10,608	45,783	-	-
Milnrow UD		5,194	8,623	8,587	4,022	4,565	-	2,992	-	2,959	12,568	-	-
Morecambe and Heysham MB/UD		3,794	24,542	37,006	16,267	20,739	-	11,459	-	10,404	53,505	-	-
Mossley MB		3,624	12,042	10,413	4,948	5,465	-	3,534	-	3,513	13,978	-	-
Nelson MB		3,445	38,277	34,384	15,933	18,451	-	12,198	-	12,162	50,992	-	-
Newton le Willows UD		3,105	11,106	21,862	10,767	11,095	-	6,329	-	6,254	27,973	-	-
Ormskirk UD		15,608	17,118	20,482	9,910	10,572	-	5,834	-	5,754	26,482	-	-
Orrell UD		1,617	6,949	9,318	4,445	4,873	-	2,810	-	2,798	12,348	-	-
Oswaldtwistle UD		4,885	14,218	12,130	5,680	6,450	-	4,177	-	4,131	16,989	-	-
Padiham UD		975	-	10,041	4,629	5,412	-	3,374	-	3,347	13,816	-	-
Poulton le Fylde UD		2,408	5,128	7,676	3,585	4,091	-	2,414	-	2,291	10,846	-	-
Preesall UD		3,277	2,043	2,231	1,021	1,210	-	709	-	701	3,292	-	-
Prescot UD		870	11,413	12,474	5,993	6,481	-	3,581	-	3,475	15,434	-	-
Prestwich UD/MB		2,421	-	34,466	15,866	18,600	-	10,119	-	9,876	49,429	-	-
Radcliffe MB/UD		4,957	27,317	27,556	13,043	14,513	-	9,152	-	9,121	39,443	-	-
Rainford UD		5,877	3,494	4,084	2,038	2,046	-	1,191	-	1,171	5,554	-	-
Ramsbottom UD		9,562	15,530	14,589	6,836	7,753	-	5,005	-	4,962	20,692	-	-
Rawtenstall MB		9,528	-	25,437	12,038	13,399	-	8,635	-	8,623	33,512	-	-
Rishton UD		2,879	-	5,800	2,752	3,048	-	1,964	-	1,958	8,777	-	-
Royton UD		2,149	16,689	14,781	6,961	7,820	-	4,884	-	4,839	20,486	-	-
Skelmersdale UD		1,942	6,177	6,216	3,082	3,134	-	1,819	-	1,811	7,724	-	-
Standish With Langtree UD		3,266	7,261	8,998	4,319	4,679	-	2,689	-	2,616	12,029	-	-
Stretford UD/MB		3,530	-	61,874	29,590	32,284	-	19,445	-	17,321	88,988	-	-
Swinton and Pendlebury UD/MB		3,363	35,545	41,305	19,567	21,738	-	13,034	-	12,724	56,402	-	-
Thornton Cleveleys UD		3,358	10,292	15,443	6,922	8,521	-	4,988	-	4,776	23,388	-	-
Tottington UD		2,542	6,532	5,824	2,691	3,133	-	1,931	-	1,914	7,603	-	-
Trawden UD		6,815	2,549	2,114	1,007	1,107	-	782	-	782	3,161	-	-
Turton UD		17,334	11,847	10,956	5,171	5,785	-	3,693	-	3,668	15,767	-	-
Tyldesley UD		5,175	-	18,101	8,882	9,219	-	5,520	-	5,357	23,114	-	-
Ulverston UD		3,196	9,234	10,076	4,718	5,358	-	3,021	-	2,966	14,673	-	-
Upholland UD		4,686	-	6,317	3,145	3,172	-	1,723	-	1,710	7,157	-	-
Urmston UD		4,799	21,875	39,237	18,605	20,632	-	12,210	-	11,902	57,983	-	-
Walton le Dale UD		4,733	-	14,709	6,972	7,737	-	4,578	-	4,425	19,383	-	-
Wardle UD		3,192	-	4,892	2,190	2,702	-	1,404	-	1,390	5,753	-	-
Westhoughton UD		5,560	16,018	15,004	7,129	7,875	-	4,746	-	4,666	20,193	-	-
Whitefield UD		3,388	9,496	12,914	6,024	6,890	-	4,226	-	4,176	19,138	-	-
Whitworth UD		4,483	8,360	7,444	3,477	3,967	-	2,524	-	2,514	8,967	-	-
Widnes MB		5,746	-	48,785	24,133	24,652	-	12,926	-	12,459	55,937	-	-
Withnell UD		4,186	3,151	2,923	1,425	1,498	-	891	-	889	3,960	-	-
Worsley UD		7,242	22,121	27,365	13,133	14,232	-	8,753	-	8,543	38,901	-	-
Blackburn RD		19,469	11,186	13,239	6,472	6,767	-	3,486	-	3,474	16,099	-	-
Burnley RD		39,849	17,418	16,771	7,793	8,978	-	5,839	-	5,809	24,827	-	-
Chorley RD		41,114	23,709	27,198	13,300	13,898	-	7,919	-	7,818	34,920	-	-
Clitheroe RD		32,170	8,644	8,668	4,461	4,207	-	1,993	-	1,968	9,582	-	-
Fylde RD		33,264	9,217	16,243	9,677	6,566	-	3,389	-	3,309	15,328	-	-
Garstang RD		57,491	11,562	12,713	6,240	6,473	-	3,692	-	3,643	17,233	-	-
Lancaster RD		53,212	9,437	12,055	5,713	6,342	-	3,695	-	3,611	18,351	-	-
Limehurst RD		3,085	4,458	8,447	4,016	4,431	-	2,767	-	2,755	11,689	-	-
Lunesdale RD		76,267	6,575	7,353	3,596	3,757	-	2,063	-	2,024	10,287	-	-
Preston RD		50,318	27,626	39,826	19,142	20,684	-	11,280	-	11,046	53,142	-	-
Ulverston RD		127,448	16,569	17,248	8,240	9,008	-	5,156	-	5,083	25,862	-	-
Warrington RD		22,457	14,909	36,786	22,616	14,170	-	6,960	-	6,727	31,059	-	-
West Lancashire RD		66,489	23,338	41,717	19,934	21,783	-	11,977	-	11,849	55,431	-	-
Whiston RD		29,446	19,812	43,046	20,974	22,072	-	11,014	-	10,820	49,958	-	-
Wigan RD		11,696	6,126	8,216	3,931	4,285	-	2,370	-	2,327	10,331	-	-

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	For definitions of dwellings, households, rooms, etc., see pp. vii and xvi.
2	Acreage figures have been supplied by the Ordnance Survey Department; see p. vii.
3	All figures relate to the areas as constituted in 1951. 1931 figures are not available for those areas marked f (see p. vii).
4	Areas marked * have been created or altered during the 1931-1951 intercensal period; particulars are given either in the 1931 Census County Report, Part II, or in Table 5.

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