Dorset Poor Law/Registration County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 50,969 Show data context 58,677 Show data context
1811 55,131 Show data context 63,903 Show data context
1821 65,897 Show data context 72,041 Show data context
1831 73,157 Show data context 79,047 Show data context
1841 80,180 Show data context 87,696 Show data context
1851 85,828 Show data context 91,267 Show data context
1861 88,707 Show data context 93,486 Show data context
1871 92,574 Show data context 96,426 Show data context
1881 90,835 Show data context 94,137 Show data context
1891 92,118 Show data context 96,877 Show data context
1901 98,714 Show data context 101,254 Show data context
1911 109,359 Show data context 111,135 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, 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'

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nCube definition


Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dorset Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026