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• Total Population 1881 to 1911: Population grew from 359,273 in 1881 to 613,255 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1881 to 1911: In 1881, only 2.7 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.87 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1881 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 177.79 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 141.57 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

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	WEST DERBY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 682.
LANCASHIRE	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
BOOTLE	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1899		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'.
CROSBY	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1881		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'.
EVERTON	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1881	01 May 1885	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
FAZAKERLEY	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1899		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'.
KIRKDALE	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'.
LITHERLAND	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1881		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'.
NORTH EVERTON	Registration sub-District	01 May 1885		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'.
SOUTH EVERTON	Registration sub-District	01 May 1885		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'.
WALTON	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1881		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'.
WAVERTREE	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1881		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'.
WEST DERBY EASTERN	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'.
WEST DERBY WESTERN	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'.
AINTREE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 142.
ALLERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1857	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 142.
BOOTLE CUM LINACRE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 151.
CHILDWALL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 156.
CROXTETH PARK CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1862	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
EVERTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 165.
FAZAKERLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 166.
FORD CP	Parish-level Unit	1905	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
GARSTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 167.
GREAT CROSBY CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
INCE BLUNDELL CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 176.
KIRKBY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 176.
KIRKDALE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 177.
LITHERLAND Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 180.
LITTLE CROSBY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 160.
LUNT CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 183.
NETHERTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 189.
ORRELL CP	Parish-level Unit	1905		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
ORRELL AND FORD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit		1905	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 191.
SEAFORTH CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 200.
SEFTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 200.
THORNTON Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 204.
WALTON ON THE HILL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1857	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 208.
WATERLOO CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 209.
WAVERTREE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1857	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 209.
WEST DERBY AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 162.
WEST DERBY RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit	1895	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 162.