Devon Poor Law/Registration County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 157,092 Show data context 185,131 Show data context
1811 175,819 Show data context 204,544 Show data context
1821 209,299 Show data context 232,030 Show data context
1831 237,192 Show data context 260,278 Show data context
1841 254,531 Show data context 282,739 Show data context
1851 272,063 Show data context 300,267 Show data context
1861 281,657 Show data context 307,728 Show data context
1871 287,211 Show data context 318,891 Show data context
1881 287,461 Show data context 320,939 Show data context
1891 299,676 Show data context 336,549 Show data context
1901 313,617 Show data context 351,080 Show data context
1911 333,741 Show data context 368,203 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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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, Devon Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026