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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 6 : " Proportion per cent. of Total Population enumerated in Urban and Rural Districts respectively, at each Census, 1851-1911".
POPULATION. | Proportion per cent. To total Population of England and Wales. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
England and Wales. | Urban Districts. | Rural Districts. | Urban Districts. | Rural Districts. | |
as constituted at each Census. | |||||
1851* | 17,927,609 | 8,990,809 | 8,936,800 | 50.2 | 49.8 |
1861* | 20,066,224 | 10,960,998 | 9,105,226 | 54.6 | 45.4 |
1871* | 22,712,266 | 14,041,404 | 8,670,862 | 61.8 | 38.2 |
1881 | 25,974,439 | 17,636,646 | 8,337,793 | 67.9 | 32.1 |
1891 | 29,002,525 | 20,895,504 | 8,107,021 | 72.0 | 28.0 |
1901 | 32,527,843 | 25,058,355 | 7,469,488 | 77.0 | 23.0 |
1911 | 36,070,492 | 28,162,936 | 7,907,556 | 78.1 | 21.9 |
* The figures for the aggregate of Urban and Rural areas for the censuses of 1851-71 are only approximate.