Vision of Britain | 1931 Census: County Report Part I

1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I (Sample Report Title: Census 1931: England and Wales: Series of County Parts, Part I. County of Worcestershire), Table 3 : " Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings".

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Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	Acreage (Land and Inland Water) [1]	TOTAL POPULATION					PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS, 1931
		1921	1931				Private Families [7]	Population in Private Families [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied [9]	Rooms occupied [10]	Persons per Room [11]
		Persons [2]	Persons [3]	Males [4]	Females [5]	Persons per Acre [6]	Private Families [7]	Population in Private Families [8]	Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied [9]	Rooms occupied [10]	Persons per Room [11]
County Durham AdmC Total	649,420	1,479,033	1,486,175	742,923	743,252	-	359,815	-	323,189	1,271,341	-
Darlington MB/CB	6,469	66,847	72,086	34,629	37,457	-	18,309	-	17,502	77,179	-
Gateshead CB/MB	3,128	125,142	122,447	60,002	62,445	-	30,356	-	26,625	97,393	-
South Shields MB/CB	3,187	118,599	113,455	54,969	58,486	-	28,996	-	25,527	93,107	-
Sunderland MB/CB	6,305	182,179	185,824	89,623	96,201	-	46,274	-	31,970	149,064	-
West Hartlepool CB/MB	2,690	68,641	68,135	33,383	34,752	-	16,832	-	15,162	67,284	-
Annfield Plain UD	3,489	16,531	15,931	8,206	7,725	-	3,887	-	3,609	12,576	-
Barnard Castle UD	559	4,738	3,884	1,713	2,171	-	1,062	-	1,042	5,050	-
Benfieldside UD	1,525	8,974	9,193	4,442	4,751	-	2,060	-	1,985	7,789	-
Billingham UD	3,039	8,058	17,972	9,357	8,615	-	4,198	-	4,018	18,392	-
Bishop Auckland UD	691	14,290	12,277	5,823	6,454	-	3,091	-	2,979	12,693	-
Blaydon UD	9,310	33,052	32,263	16,719	15,544	-	7,618	-	7,131	25,146	-
Brandon and Byshottles UD	6,668	18,610	17,116	8,826	8,290	-	4,031	-	3,887	14,080	-
Chester le Street UD	2,668	16,735	16,640	8,370	8,270	-	3,971	-	3,788	14,205	-
Consett UD	1,511	12,149	12,354	6,235	6,119	-	2,875	-	2,691	10,420	-
Crook UD	4,056	12,706	11,690	5,902	5,788	-	2,936	-	2,866	10,528	-
Durham MB	1,064	17,346	16,224	7,807	8,417	-	3,956	-	3,148	14,849	-
Felling UD	2,684	26,145	27,040	13,555	13,485	-	6,591	-	6,297	20,584	-
Hartlepool MB/CB	697	20,997	20,537	10,584	9,953	-	4,780	-	4,114	16,824	-
Hebburn UD	1,241	24,168	24,123	12,497	11,626	-	5,551	-	5,133	16,433	-
Hetton UD	1,617	17,277	17,665	9,064	8,601	-	4,090	-	3,861	14,273	-
Houghton le Spring UD	1,551	10,203	10,616	5,319	5,297	-	2,544	-	2,423	8,946	-
Jarrow MB	784	35,576	32,018	16,082	15,936	-	7,718	-	7,400	23,806	-
Leadgate UD	1,836	5,161	6,395	3,341	3,054	-	1,441	-	1,365	4,732	-
Ryton UD	5,145	14,263	14,204	7,213	6,991	-	3,355	-	3,193	11,812	-
Seaham Harbour UD	1,113	16,957	19,399	10,035	9,364	-	4,645	-	3,607	14,993	-
Shildon UD	1,066	14,165	12,691	6,320	6,371	-	3,327	-	3,292	12,731	-
Spennymoor UD	3,388	18,238	16,369	8,269	8,100	-	3,881	-	3,703	14,185	-
Stanhope UD	216	1,923	1,746	882	864	-	422	-	437	1,814	-
Stanley UD	3,593	25,089	24,460	12,562	11,898	-	5,956	-	5,434	19,834	-
Stockton on Tees MB	5,465	64,126	67,722	33,714	34,008	-	16,164	-	14,916	69,079	-
Tanfield UD	4,779	10,387	9,236	4,696	4,540	-	2,272	-	2,176	7,604	-
Tow Law UD	477	4,071	3,559	1,794	1,765	-	912	-	898	2,962	-
Washington UD	5,025	17,224	16,989	8,688	8,301	-	3,844	-	3,709	13,125	-
Whickham UD	5,901	19,155	20,756	10,574	10,182	-	5,009	-	4,688	17,550	-
Willington UD	3,794	9,202	8,964	4,648	4,316	-	2,221	-	2,187	8,102	-
Auckland RD	57,332	61,344	53,149	26,984	26,165	-	13,086	-	12,905	46,534	-
Barnard Castle RD	79,961	11,908	10,410	5,174	5,236	-	2,598	-	2,593	11,335	-
Chester le Street RD	26,925	53,203	52,991	26,988	26,003	-	12,462	-	12,026	43,528	-
Darlington RD	39,514	8,688	8,858	4,305	4,553	-	2,163	-	2,110	10,284	-
Durham RD	30,873	31,584	31,232	15,962	15,270	-	7,524	-	7,203	26,969	-
Easington RD	37,019	75,642	88,027	46,156	41,871	-	20,068	-	18,276	67,366	-
Hartlepool RD	19,121	3,664	4,043	2,094	1,949	-	760	-	743	3,601	-
Houghton le Spring RD	13,084	27,311	27,283	13,868	13,415	-	6,539	-	6,316	22,536	-
Lanchester RD	50,647	34,072	33,737	17,684	16,053	-	7,676	-	7,451	26,894	-
Sedgefield RD	45,007	37,155	36,516	18,743	17,773	-	7,991	-	7,769	30,188	-
South Shields RD	11,212	17,135	20,582	10,227	10,355	-	5,073	-	4,817	19,737	-
Stockton RD	29,160	6,718	6,517	3,209	3,308	-	1,615	-	1,601	8,266	-
Sunderland RD	5,082	22,141	21,977	11,198	10,779	-	4,819	-	4,352	16,137	-
Weardale RD	97,752	9,544	8,873	4,488	4,385	-	2,266	-	2,264	8,822	-

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within County Durham AdmC:

Rate	Date
Population Density (Persons per Acre)	1931
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years)	1931

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	The figures for Wards are printed in old face type (e.g. 607) and those for Civil Parishes, where different from Wards, in modern face type (e.g. 607).
2	DEFINITIONS: PRIVATE FAMILY. -- Any person or group of persons included in a separate return as being in separate occupation of any premises or part of premises is treated as a separate family for Census purposes, lodgers being so treated when returned as boarding separately and not otherwise. Private families comprise all such families with the exception of those enumerated in (i) Institutions or (ii) business establishments or boarding houses in which the number of resident trade assistants or resident boarders exceeds the number of members of the employer's or householders family (including private domestic servants).
3	DEFINITIONS: STRUCTURALLY SEPARATE DWELLINGS. -- A structurally separate dwelling has been defined for the Census as any room or set of rooms, intended or used for habitation, having separate access either to the street or to a common landing or staircase. Thus each flat in a block of flats is a separate unit; a private house which has not been structurally subdivided is similarly a single unit whether occupied by one family or by several families. But where a private house has been subdivided into maisonettes or portions, each having its front door opening on to the street or on to a common landing or staircase to which visitors have access, then each such portion is treated as a separate unit.
4	DEFINITIONS: ROOMS. -- For the purposes of the Census, the rooms enumerated are the usual living rooms, including bedrooms and kitchens but excluding sculleries, landings, lobbies, closets, bathrooms, or any warehouse, office, or shop rooms.
5	Areas marked (*) have been created or altered during the 1921-1931 intercensal period; for particulars of such creations or alterations (except those relating to Wards), see Table 4.

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