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• Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population grew from 28,718 in 1911 to 39,935 in 1961.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 5.51 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 10.59 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1973: The highest rate recorded was 93.26 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1914, and the lowest was 6.77 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
LICHFIELD	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 746.
E330961	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
STAFFORDSHIRE	Administrative County	1894	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 746.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	CANNOCK UD	part of Brereton CP Area: 145 acres. Population in 1931: 715.	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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	LICHFIELD MB	part of St. Michael CP Area: 4 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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	LICHFIELD MB	part of Streethay CP Area: 126 acres. Population in 1931: 67.	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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	RUGELEY UD	parts of the CPs of Armitage, Brereton, & Longdon Area: 2228 acres. Population in 1931: 1875.	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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	STAFFORD RD	part of Colton CP Area: 1 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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	STAFFORD RD	part of Colwich CP Area: 3 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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	TAMWORTH RD	the portion in Stafford AC except parts of the CPs of Fazeley & Wigginton Area: 19876 acres. Population in 1931: 5595.	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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	TUTBURY RD	parts of the CPs of Hamstall Ridware, & Yoxall Area: 5536 acres. Population in 1931: 1019.	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. Order No. 77777. The Staffordshire Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by the abolition of	ALDRIDGE UD	Area: 72 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was reduced to create	ALDRIDGE BROWNHILLS UD	parts of Hammerwich, Shenstone CPs Area: 289 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by the abolition of	BROWNHILLS UD	Area: 4 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was reduced to enlarge	SUTTON COLDFIELD MB	part of Shenstone CP Area: 33 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midlands Order, 1965
01 Apr 1966	was enlarged by gaining part of	SUTTON COLDFIELD MB	Area: 82 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The West Midlands Order, 1965

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ALREWAS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 401.
ARMITAGE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 402.
BRERETON CP	Parish-level Unit		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 404.
BRINDLEY HEATH CP	Parish-level Unit	1934		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 404.
BURNTWOOD Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 405.
CLIFTON CAMPVILLE AND HAUNTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
COLTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
CURBOROUGH AND ELMHURST Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 409.
DRAYTON BASSETT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 409.
EDINGALE Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 410.
ELFORD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 410.
FAREWELL AND CHORLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
FAZELEY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
FISHERWICK Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
FREEFORD ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
FULFEN ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
HAMMERWICH Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
HAMSTALL RIDWARE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
HARLASTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
HASELOUR Ch/ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
HINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 414.
KINGS BROMLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 405.
KINGS BROMLEY HAYS ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 405.
LONGDON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 416.
MAVESYN RIDWARE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
OGLEY HAY RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1896	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 418.
PIPE RIDWARE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 420.
SHENSTONE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
STREETHAY Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 424.
SWINFEN AND PACKINGTON Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 425.
TAMHORN ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 425.
THORPE CONSTANTINE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 425.
WALL Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 427.
WEEFORD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WHITTINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WIGGINGTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1934	1974	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
YOXALL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 431.