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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 17,005 in 1801 to 227,222 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 4.02 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.6 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 245.63 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 130.62 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

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
LEICESTERSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 693.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
30 Jan 1862	was reduced to enlarge	BLABY PLU/RegD	The sub-district of Leicester, West lost the parishes of Freaks Ground, New Found Pool and New Parks to Enderby	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892	was enlarged by gaining part of	BARROW UPON SOAR PLU/RegD	Part of the parish of Belgrave was lost the sub-district of East Leicester and Rothley lost the parish of Leicester Abbey to West Leicester	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892	was enlarged by gaining part of	BILLESDON PLU/RegD	Billesden sub-district lost the parishes of Evington and Humberston to the sub-district of East Leicester	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1892	was enlarged by gaining part of	BLABY PLU/RegD	Enderby lost part of the parish of Braunstone and the parishes of Freake's Ground and Newfound Pool to West Leicester sub-district and Wigston lost the parishes of Knighton and Aylestone to the sub-district of West Leicester	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1895	was enlarged by gaining part of	BARROW UPON SOAR PLU/RegD	Belgrave and part of Leicester Abbey lost to Leicester	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
EAST LEICESTER	Registration sub-District		01 Apr 1896	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NORTH EAST LEICESTER	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1896		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 WEST LEICESTER	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1896		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 LEICESTER	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1896		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 LEICESTER	Registration sub-District		01 Apr 1896	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
AYLESTONE AP/CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1892		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 220.
BELGRAVE Tn/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 221.
KNIGHTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 229.
LEICESTER CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER ABBEY ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER AUGUSTINE FRIARS ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER BLACKFRIARS ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER NEW FOUND POOL ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER ST LEONARD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST MARGARET Tn/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST MARTIN AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST MARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER ST NICHOLAS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 231.
LEICESTER THE CASTLE VIEW ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1861	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
LEICESTER THE NEWARKE ParLib/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 230.
NORTH EVINGTON CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 225.
WEST HUMBERSTONE CP	Parish-level Unit	1892	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 228.