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]
Devon AdmC Total	1,671,364	709,614	732,968	345,887	387,081	-	193,496	-	163,032	916,932	-
Exeter CB/MB	4,705	59,582	66,029	30,909	35,120	-	17,025	-	15,220	81,949	-
Plymouth CB/MB	5,711	210,036	208,182	102,196	105,986	-	57,137	-	33,410	198,656	-
Ashburton UD	6,963	2,362	2,505	1,200	1,305	-	683	-	644	3,478	-
Axminster UD	667	2,049	2,326	1,089	1,237	-	598	-	587	2,852	-
Bampton UD	7,799	1,467	1,392	703	689	-	398	-	391	2,067	-
Barnstaple MB	2,235	14,409	14,700	6,764	7,936	-	3,936	-	3,767	20,618	-
Bideford MB	3,416	9,125	8,778	4,034	4,744	-	2,268	-	2,205	11,995	-
Brixham UD	5,626	7,774	8,145	3,858	4,287	-	2,225	-	2,071	11,411	-
Buckfastleigh UD	1,365	2,264	2,410	1,163	1,247	-	669	-	669	2,868	-
Budleigh Salterton UD	975	2,624	3,162	1,193	1,969	-	842	-	809	5,268	-
Crediton UD	1,087	3,501	3,490	1,545	1,945	-	1,017	-	983	4,912	-
Dartmouth MB	1,925	7,219	6,708	3,441	3,267	-	1,681	-	1,436	7,813	-
Dawlish UD	1,534	4,679	4,580	1,922	2,658	-	1,196	-	1,157	6,630	-
Exmouth UD	4,630	13,606	14,591	5,967	8,624	-	4,002	-	3,703	22,312	-
Great Torrington MB	3,592	2,929	2,913	1,364	1,549	-	761	-	743	3,864	-
Holsworthy UD	703	1,416	1,403	665	738	-	330	-	319	1,669	-
Honiton MB	3,134	3,093	3,008	1,455	1,553	-	821	-	802	4,151	-
Ilfracombe UD	5,627	11,772	9,175	3,808	5,367	-	2,327	-	2,233	12,908	-
Ivybridge UD	651	1,574	1,609	757	852	-	463	-	450	2,346	-
Kingsbridge UD	1,046	2,946	2,978	1,374	1,604	-	826	-	789	4,134	-
Lynton UD	7,202	2,587	2,011	898	1,113	-	392	-	388	2,251	-
Newton Abbot UD	4,153	13,837	15,010	7,046	7,964	-	4,014	-	3,703	19,907	-
Northam UD	3,088	5,867	5,563	2,347	3,216	-	1,494	-	1,470	8,547	-
Okehampton MB	503	3,449	3,352	1,554	1,798	-	881	-	815	4,641	-
Ottery St Mary UD	10,008	3,538	3,713	1,725	1,988	-	1,032	-	1,013	5,223	-
Paignton UD	5,188	14,451	18,414	7,716	10,698	-	4,762	-	4,481	26,410	-
Salcombe UD	1,181	2,199	2,384	1,041	1,343	-	655	-	639	3,762	-
Seaton UD	1,178	2,295	2,349	882	1,467	-	589	-	577	3,672	-
Sidmouth UD	1,572	5,668	6,126	2,531	3,595	-	1,437	-	1,409	7,960	-
South Molton MB	5,910	2,818	2,832	1,349	1,483	-	758	-	749	3,723	-
Tavistock UD	1,562	4,316	4,471	1,992	2,479	-	1,248	-	1,073	6,187	-
Teignmouth UD	1,589	10,970	10,017	4,134	5,883	-	2,731	-	2,551	15,142	-
Tiverton MB	17,679	9,712	9,610	4,370	5,240	-	2,677	-	2,604	13,623	-
Torquay MB	5,377	39,710	46,165	19,392	26,773	-	11,196	-	9,785	58,149	-
Totnes MB	1,422	3,983	4,526	2,163	2,363	-	1,110	-	1,041	5,631	-
Axminster RD	51,468	9,807	10,410	4,952	5,458	-	2,928	-	2,895	15,239	-
Barnstaple RD	129,768	19,293	18,801	8,835	9,966	-	4,947	-	4,927	28,598	-
Bideford RD	55,975	6,023	5,542	2,715	2,827	-	1,467	-	1,457	8,285	-
Broadwoodwidger RD	29,294	2,288	2,177	1,112	1,065	-	543	-	540	3,324	-
Crediton RD	93,370	10,059	10,081	5,042	5,039	-	2,691	-	2,676	14,601	-
Culmstock RD	20,972	3,173	3,180	1,599	1,581	-	864	-	856	4,712	-
Holsworthy RD	79,518	6,688	6,628	3,333	3,295	-	1,750	-	1,732	9,505	-
Honiton RD	73,043	9,113	9,657	4,576	5,081	-	2,604	-	2,564	14,235	-
Kingsbridge RD	70,818	11,627	11,380	5,459	5,921	-	3,011	-	2,984	17,022	-
Newton Abbot RD	97,654	19,804	21,905	10,424	11,481	-	5,806	-	5,698	30,526	-
Okehampton RD	132,818	13,476	13,020	6,456	6,564	-	3,430	-	3,400	19,259	-
Plympton St Mary RD	73,421	21,659	26,790	13,335	13,455	-	6,766	-	6,384	33,191	-
St Thomas RD	117,045	26,479	28,191	13,691	14,500	-	6,802	-	6,682	36,223	-
South Molton RD	117,432	10,030	9,603	4,848	4,755	-	2,494	-	2,486	13,570	-
Tavistock RD	151,616	15,609	15,808	7,767	8,041	-	4,054	-	3,997	22,395	-
Tiverton RD	85,368	14,282	14,885	7,321	7,564	-	3,945	-	3,911	20,976	-
Torrington RD	79,803	8,459	7,921	3,922	3,999	-	2,102	-	2,095	11,574	-
Totnes RD	80,978	11,918	12,362	5,953	6,409	-	3,111	-	3,062	16,968	-

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Devon 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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