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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 10,087 in 1801 to 40,027 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.58 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 6.55 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 151.45 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 99.42 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 573.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

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
ST ANDREW THE GREAT	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'.
ST ANDREW THE LESS	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'.
ST GILES	Registration sub-District		01 Nov 1905	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST MARY THE GREAT	Registration sub-District		01 Jan 1899	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CAMBRIDGE CP	Parish-level Unit	1900		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE HOLY SEPULCHRE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE HOLY TRINITY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE ST ANDREW THE GREAT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE ST ANDREW THE LESS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE ST BENEDICT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 47.
CAMBRIDGE ST BOTOLPH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST CLEMENT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST EDWARD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST GILES CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST MARY THE GREAT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST MARY THE LESS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST MICHAEL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1900	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CAMBRIDGE ST PETER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1886	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 48.
CHRISTS COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
CLARE COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
DOWNING COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
EMMANUEL COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
JESUS COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
KINGS COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
MAGDALEN COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PEMBROKE COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PETERHOUSE COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
QUEENS COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ST CATHERINES COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ST JOHNS COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
TRINITY COLLEGE ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
TRINITY HALL ColParPart	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.