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

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 5,072 Show data context 5,180 Show data context
1811 5,548 Show data context 5,807 Show data context
1821 6,488 Show data context 6,678 Show data context
1831 6,772 Show data context 7,029 Show data context
1841 7,548 Show data context 7,554 Show data context
1851 7,756 Show data context 7,673 Show data context
1861 7,874 Show data context 8,127 Show data context
1871 8,132 Show data context 8,248 Show data context
1881 7,809 Show data context 8,006 Show data context
1891 7,562 Show data context 7,723 Show data context
1901 8,225 Show data context 8,483 Show data context
1911 9,250 Show data context 8,997 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, Selby 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: 09th April 2026