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• Total Population 1861 to 1911: Population grew from 29,153 in 1861 to 87,893 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 1911: In 1861, only 2.41 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.85 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 183.29 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 125.07 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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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
COUNTY DURHAM	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 664.
COUNTY DURHAM	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
25 Mar 1859	was created from part of	STOCKTON RegD/PLU	Hartelpool split from Stockton	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HARTLEPOOL	Registration sub-District	Before 1861		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'.
BRIERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1859	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 94.
CLAXTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1859	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 96.
DALTON PIERCY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1859	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 97.
ELWICK Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1859	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
ELWICK HALL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1859	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 100.
GREATHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1859	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 102.
HART AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 103.
HARTLEPOOL CP/PA	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 103.
MIDDLETON CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 109.
SEATON CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
SEATON CAREW CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 113.
STRANTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
THORPE BULMER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 117.
THROSTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	1936	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 117.
THROSTON RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1932	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 117.
WEST HARTLEPOOL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1967	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 103.