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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 11,257 in 1801 to 110,769 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 2.59 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.4 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 198.57 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 158.7 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
WOLSTANTON AND BURSLEM	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
WOLSTANTON	Alternate	English			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'.

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
STAFFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STAFFORDSHIRE	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
1922	was abolished to create	STOKE AND WOLSTANTON PLU		Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
01 Apr 1896	was enlarged by gaining part of	LEEK RegD/PLU	Part of Norton on the Moors lost to Wolstanton	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1905	was reduced to enlarge	STOKE ON TRENT RegD/PLU	Milton (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BURSLEM	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'.
TUNSTALL	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'.
WOLSTANTON	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'.
BURSLEM CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1838	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 406.
CHELL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
CHESTERTON CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 408.
GOLDENHILL CP/PA	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
KIDSGROVE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 414.
MILTON CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 417.
NEWCHAPEL CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 418.
SILVERDALE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
TUNSTALL CP/PA	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 426.
WOLSTANTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1838	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 429.