Available Themes

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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 18,311 in 1801 to 21,167 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.79 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.02 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 154.41 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 80.65 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
RUTLAND	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 373.
RUTLANDSHIRE	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	RUTLAND UA	District/Unitary Authority	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 373.
was succeeded by	RUTLAND	Administrative County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 733.
was preceded by	RUTLAND	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1851	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 373.
NORTH MIDLAND	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
OAKHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
UPPINGHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
OAKHAM RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.
UPPINGHAM RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 732.