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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 8,762 in 1801 to 18,206 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 4.03 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 9.06 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 141.3 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

We know of no alternate names.

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
BEDFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 559.
BEDFORDSHIRE	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 Nov 1895	was reduced to enlarge	BERKHAMPSTEAD RegD/PLU	Two separate parts of Ivinghoe were transferred to Berkhampstead	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1899	was enlarged by the abolition of	WOBURN PLU/RegD	Charlgrave, Hockcliffe and Tilsworth transferred as part of the dissolution of Woburn	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
EDLESBOROUGH	Registration sub-District			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'.
IVINGHOE	Registration sub-District			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'.
LEIGHTON BUZZARD	Registration sub-District			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'.
WING	Registration sub-District			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'.
BILLINGTON Ch/Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
CHALGRAVE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1899	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 5.
CHEDDINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 33.
EATON BRAY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1840s	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
EDLESBOROUGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 34.
EGGINGTON CP/Hmlt/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
GROVE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 35.
HEATH AND REACH CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 7.
HOCKLIFFE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1899	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 7.
IVINGHOE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 36.
LEIGHTON BUZZARD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 8.
LINSLADE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 37.
MENTMORE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 38.
PITSTONE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1923	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 39.
SLAPTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 40.
SOULBURY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 40.
STANBRIDGE CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 10.
STOKE HAMMOND CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 40.
TILSWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1899	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 11.
WING AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 42.