Westminster MetB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District

Administrative unit

Westminster MetB

Local Government District

Historical statistics
Key findings
Relationships and changes

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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population fell from 160,261 in 1911 to 85,735 in 1961.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 4.63 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 13.43 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1964: The highest rate recorded was 108.28 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1918, and the lowest was 15.64 in 1960.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: WESTMINSTER
Unit Type:: Local Government District
Status:: Metropolitan Borough
Date created:: 1900
Date abolished:: 1965
Unit ID:: 10135576
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.

Westminster MetB, Middlesex

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
WESTMINSTER	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER	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'.
WESTMINSTER CITY OF	Alternate	English	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Industries of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'.

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
GREATER LONDON	Conurbation
LONDON	Administrative County	1900	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.

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
ABBEY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ALDERNEY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ALDWYCH LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
BERKELEY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
CATHEDRAL LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
CHURCHHILL LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER CP	Parish-level Unit	1922	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
CLOSE OF THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST PETER CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 320.
COVENT GARDEN LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
DOLPHIN LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
EATON LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
EBURY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
GROSVENOR LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
KNIGHTSBRIDGE LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
LIBERTY OF THE ROLLS CP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
MILLBANK LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
PRECINCT OF THE SAVOY CP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
REGENT LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
SOHO LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST ANNE WITHIN THE LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.
ST CLEMENT DANES CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE CP/Vest	Parish-level Unit	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.
ST JAMESS LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Vest/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1889	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST MARY LE STRAND ExP/CP/AP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST PAUL COVENT GARDEN CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
TACHBROOK LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
VICTORIA LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
WARWICK LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
WESTMINSTER ST JAMES Vest/CP	Parish-level Unit		1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WILTON LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westminster MetB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10135576

Date accessed: 20th April 2024