Maidstone 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 4,625 Show data context 24 Show data context 3,471 Show data context 1,591 Show data context 4,991 Show data context 568 Show data context 1,095 Show data context
1861 6,788 Show data context 133 Show data context 4,121 Show data context 1,874 Show data context 4,417 Show data context 431 Show data context 1,395 Show data context
1881 5,411 Show data context 127 Show data context 4,573 Show data context 2,305 Show data context 6,116 Show data context 537 Show data context 1,643 Show data context
1911 4,555 Show data context 178 Show data context 5,601 Show data context 4,350 Show data context 9,638 Show data context 1,165 Show data context 2,934 Show data context
1931 4,709 Show data context 429 Show data context 7,805 Show data context 4,807 Show data context 9,997 Show data context 850 Show data context 3,869 Show data context
1951 5,506 Show data context 196 Show data context 8,755 Show data context 5,989 Show data context 10,754 Show data context 1,290 Show data context 7,882 Show data context
1971 1,121 Show data context 483 Show data context 12,058 Show data context 10,276 Show data context 12,394 Show data context 4,626 Show data context 13,094 Show data context
1991 1,510 Show data context 150 Show data context 8,054 Show data context 9,437 Show data context 16,637 Show data context 11,597 Show data context 15,226 Show data context
2001 1,282 Show data context 114 Show data context 7,971 Show data context 11,625 Show data context 18,838 Show data context 13,302 Show data context 16,336 Show data context
2011 1,066 Show data context 61 Show data context 5,163 Show data context 13,250 Show data context 19,861 Show data context 16,495 Show data context 22,194 Show data context
2021 1,228 Show data context 45 Show data context 4,746 Show data context 16,288 Show data context 20,146 Show data context 18,561 Show data context 25,432 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, Maidstone 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/10168363/cube/IND_SECTOR_7WAY

Date accessed: 09th April 2026