Torridge District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 15,235 Show data context 17,078 Show data context
1811 16,401 Show data context 18,268 Show data context
1821 20,250 Show data context 21,041 Show data context
1831 22,573 Show data context 23,443 Show data context
1841 24,160 Show data context 25,612 Show data context
1851 23,286 Show data context 24,898 Show data context
1861 22,285 Show data context 24,436 Show data context
1881 20,719 Show data context 22,518 Show data context
1891 20,397 Show data context 22,879 Show data context
1911 19,848 Show data context 22,407 Show data context
1921 19,434 Show data context 21,782 Show data context
1931 18,770 Show data context 20,644 Show data context
1951 19,444 Show data context 21,295 Show data context
1961 19,140 Show data context 21,052 Show data context
1971 20,258 Show data context 21,788 Show data context
1981 22,669 Show data context 24,012 Show data context
1991 25,153 Show data context 26,817 Show data context
2001 28,786 Show data context 30,196 Show data context
2011 31,167 Show data context 32,672 Show data context
2021 33,311 Show data context 34,779 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 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Superintendent Registrars' Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 2 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registration Districts'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 8 , 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 14 , 'Ages (quinquennial groups) and Marital Conditions in combination'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 15 , 'Ages and Marital Conditions - Abridged Analysis'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 22 , 'Ages (quinary) by Marital Condition - Abridged Analysis', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 6 , 'Age and Marital Condition', for 'LAA, Con, NT'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Tables SAS06 and SAS07)
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (Table SAS02: "Age and Marital Status: All Residents)
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S02 Age and marital status: Residents [100%])
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table CS001 - Age by sex and resident type)
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table LC1117EW - "Sex by age")
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Age" (23 way) by "Sex")

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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, Torridge District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026