Burnley Registration Sub-District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 4,069 Show data context 4,206 Show data context
1811 5,164 Show data context 5,350 Show data context
1821 7,449 Show data context 7,599 Show data context
1831 8,843 Show data context 9,354 Show data context
1841 11,589 Show data context 11,957 Show data context
1851 15,703 Show data context 16,150 Show data context
1861 20,851 Show data context 21,851 Show data context
1871 24,217 Show data context 25,563 Show data context
1881 33,525 Show data context 35,528 Show data context
1891 44,415 Show data context 48,755 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'

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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, Burnley Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026