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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 17,265 in 1801 to 116,582 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.06 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.34 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 185.9 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 150.05 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
LANCASHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 682.
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	BURY RegD/PLU	Tottingden Higher End (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	BURY RegD/PLU	Tottingden Lower End (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jul 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	ROCHDALE RegD/PLU	Spotland (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ACCRINGTON	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'.
BACUP	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'.
HASLINGDEN	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1895	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
HASLINGDEN	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'.
RAWTENSTALL	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1895		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'.
ROSSENDALE	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1895	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ACCRINGTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1878		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 142.
BACUP CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 145.
COWPE LENCH NEWHALL HEY AND HALL CARR CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 159.
HASLINGDEN Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
HENHEADS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 172.
HIGHER BOOTHS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 151.
LOWER BOOTHS CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 151.
MUSBURY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 189.
NEW ACCRINGTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	1878	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 142.
NEWCHURCH CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 189.
OLD ACCRINGTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1878	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 142.
RAWTENSTALL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 196.
TOTTINGTON HIGHER END CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 205.