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• Total Population 1881 to 1971: Population fell from 80 in 1881 to 20 in 1971.
• 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

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CORNWALL	Ancient County		1844	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
DEVON	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
HOLSWORTHY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1837	1852	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
LAUNCESTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1852	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
BLACK TORRINGTON Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
BROADWOODWIDGER RD	Local Government District	1894	1966	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
HOLSWORTHY RD	Local Government District	1-APR-1966		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 Cornwall and Devon (Broadwoodwidger) Order, 1965; The South Western Counties Order, 1965
LAUNCESTON RD	Local Government District	1966		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
LAUNCESTON RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
NORTH PETHERWIN	Registration sub-District			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'.
STRATTON Hundred	Ancient District		1844	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.
ST STEPHENS	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
BOYTON Ch/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 91.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
24 Mar 1888	was reduced to enlarge	WERRINGTON CP/AP	Issacott or Hessacott Houses in 1891: 5.	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; LGBO 20640
01 Apr 1966	was reduced to enlarge	BOYTON Ch/AP/CP	Area: 1 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 Cornwall and Devon (Broadwoodwidger) Order, 1965; The South Western Counties Order, 1965

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.