Staffordshire Poor Law/Registration County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 126,040 Show data context 125,344 Show data context
1811 150,562 Show data context 153,622 Show data context
1821 181,209 Show data context 179,516 Show data context
1831 217,794 Show data context 215,466 Show data context
1841 272,786 Show data context 266,474 Show data context
1851 320,903 Show data context 309,642 Show data context
1861 388,530 Show data context 381,011 Show data context
1871 441,411 Show data context 436,024 Show data context
1881 504,874 Show data context 501,884 Show data context
1891 551,087 Show data context 552,365 Show data context
1901 623,025 Show data context 628,885 Show data context
1911 675,796 Show data context 683,728 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


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, Staffordshire Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026