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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 33,226 in 1801 to 231,141 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 4.6 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5. per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 144.89 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 119.58 in 1881.
• 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
PORTSEA ISLAND	Official	English		01 Apr 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
PORTSMOUTH	Preferred	English	01 Apr 1900		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jan 1905	was enlarged by gaining part of	FAREHAM RegD/PLU	Cosham (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1920	was enlarged by gaining part of	FAREHAM RegD/PLU	Area: 1914 acres. Population in 1921: 2616.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
KINGSTON	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1899	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
KINGSTON AND EAST SOUTHSEA	Registration sub-District	01 Oct 1899		1911 Census of England and Wales, 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'.
LANDPORT	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1899	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NORTH END AND BUCKLAND	Registration sub-District	01 Oct 1899		1911 Census of England and Wales, 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'.
PORTSEA AND LANDPORT	Registration sub-District	01 Oct 1899		1911 Census of England and Wales, 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'.
PORTSEA TOWN	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1899	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PORTSMOUTH AND MID SOUTHSEA	Registration sub-District	01 Oct 1899		1911 Census of England and Wales, 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'.
PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTHSEA	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1899	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
GREAT SALTERNS CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
PORTSEA CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
PORTSMOUTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.