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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 19,602 in 1801 to 114,011 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, 3.76 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 only 3.32 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 172.92 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 126.19 in 1881.
• 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

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 683.
LANCASHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jul 1895	was reduced to enlarge	RUNCORN RegD/PLU	Latchford Without, Grappenhall, and Thelwall	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1896	was enlarged by gaining part of	RUNCORN RegD/PLU	Appleton (part of), Latchford Without (part of), and Walton Inferior (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1920	was enlarged by gaining part of	BUCKLOW RegD/PLU	Area: 7 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1920	was enlarged by gaining part of	BUCKLOW RegD/PLU	Area: 7 acres.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Mar 1921	was reduced to enlarge	PRESCOT RegD/PLU	Area: 407 acres. Population in 1921: 47.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LATCHFORD	Registration sub-District		01 Dec 1896	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NEWTON IN MAKERFIELD	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'.
RIXTON	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'.
SANKEY	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'.
WARRINGTON	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'.
WINWICK	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'.
BURTONWOOD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 154.
CUERDLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
GOLBORNE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1850	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 168.
GRAPPENHALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Jul 1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 19.
GREAT SANKEY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 199.
HAYDOCK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 171.
HOUGHTON MIDDLETON AND ARBURY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 174.
KENYON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	soon after 1837	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 176.
LATCHFORD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1845	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 23.
LITTLE SANKEY CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 200.
NEWTON LE WILLOWS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 190.
PENKETH CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 193.
POULTON WITH FEARNHEAD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 194.
RIXTON WITH GLAZEBROOK CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 197.
SOUTHWORTH WITH CROFT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 202.
THELWALL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		01 Jul 1895	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 37.
WARRINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 209.
WINWICK WITH HULME CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 213.
WOOLSTON WITH MARTINSCROFT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 214.