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

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 13,471 Show data context 15,773 Show data context
1811 15,515 Show data context 17,829 Show data context
1821 17,742 Show data context 19,698 Show data context
1831 20,382 Show data context 22,713 Show data context
1841 22,847 Show data context 24,930 Show data context
1851 27,439 Show data context 29,677 Show data context
1861 28,796 Show data context 31,113 Show data context
1871 31,484 Show data context 33,424 Show data context
1881 38,091 Show data context 38,604 Show data context
1891 39,857 Show data context 41,658 Show data context
1901 45,389 Show data context 46,623 Show data context
1911 48,354 Show data context 50,360 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, York 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