North Devon District : Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Agriculture Mining Manufacturing Util+Const+Transp Consumer Services Business Services Public Services
1841 8,637 Show data context 320 Show data context 4,441 Show data context 2,206 Show data context 6,714 Show data context 418 Show data context 592 Show data context
1861 8,551 Show data context 190 Show data context 4,372 Show data context 1,776 Show data context 3,908 Show data context 500 Show data context 562 Show data context
1881 5,529 Show data context 116 Show data context 3,914 Show data context 2,519 Show data context 5,552 Show data context 351 Show data context 852 Show data context
1911 6,196 Show data context 317 Show data context 4,498 Show data context 3,501 Show data context 9,219 Show data context 620 Show data context 2,534 Show data context
1931 5,379 Show data context 61 Show data context 2,817 Show data context 3,602 Show data context 8,653 Show data context 573 Show data context 2,042 Show data context
1951 5,508 Show data context 95 Show data context 2,722 Show data context 4,515 Show data context 8,449 Show data context 677 Show data context 3,788 Show data context
1971 3,239 Show data context 299 Show data context 3,489 Show data context 3,577 Show data context 5,288 Show data context 937 Show data context 3,244 Show data context
1991 2,640 Show data context 40 Show data context 7,578 Show data context 4,647 Show data context 10,077 Show data context 2,882 Show data context 8,325 Show data context
2001 2,134 Show data context 58 Show data context 6,141 Show data context 4,984 Show data context 12,659 Show data context 3,975 Show data context 9,387 Show data context
2011 1,939 Show data context 50 Show data context 4,863 Show data context 5,579 Show data context 14,161 Show data context 5,770 Show data context 12,392 Show data context
2021 2,155 Show data context 43 Show data context 4,163 Show data context 6,079 Show data context 12,969 Show data context 6,374 Show data context 13,421 Show data context
Date Source
1841 1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations, Table [1] , 'Occupation Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 17 , 'Occupations of Males aged 20 Years and upwards in Districts'
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Occupations Vol 1, Table 15 A, 'Grouped occupations of Males and Females aged 10 years and upwards, in Administrative Counties, County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, Urban Districts of which the population exceeded 5,000 persons, aggregates of other Urban Districts, and aggregates of Rural Districts; also proportion per 1,000 of unmarried, married, widowed, and of married and widowed women engaged in occupations, and proportion of female domestic servants to separate occupiers or families, 1911 - Males'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, Industry, Table 3 , 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'
1971 1971 Census of England and Wales, Economic activity County Leaflets, Table 3 , 'Industry and status by area of workplace and sex', for 'County, county boroughs, urban areas with populations of 50,000 or more, conurbation centres'
1991 Census of Population
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV034, Industry (17 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table KS605UK - Industry)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" ("Industry (current)" (19 way))

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, North Devon District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Simplified Industrial Structure (7-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056860/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026