Blackburn Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 15,984 Show data context 17,189 Show data context
1811 19,070 Show data context 20,944 Show data context
1821 26,854 Show data context 27,645 Show data context
1831 30,438 Show data context 31,776 Show data context
1841 37,122 Show data context 37,966 Show data context
1851 44,553 Show data context 46,185 Show data context
1861 57,945 Show data context 61,997 Show data context
1871 68,379 Show data context 75,431 Show data context
1881 83,617 Show data context 92,337 Show data context
1891 96,347 Show data context 108,556 Show data context
1901 104,071 Show data context 119,449 Show data context
1911 109,821 Show data context 125,724 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


Age data in five-year bands to age 100. This classification of ages was widely used in 19th and early 20th century censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Blackburn Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026