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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 16,414 in 1801 to 170,352 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 2.81 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.4 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 224.28 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 171.08 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

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
STOKE ON TRENT	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STOKE UPON TRENT	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'.

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
STAFFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 743.
STAFFORDSHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
1922	was abolished to create	STOKE AND WOLSTANTON PLU		Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
01 Jun 1896	was enlarged by gaining part of	STONE RegD/PLU	Florence and Normacott lost to Stoke Upon Trent	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1896	was enlarged by gaining part of	CHEADLE RegD/PLU	East Vale lost to Stoke on Trent	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1896	was reduced to enlarge	NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME RegD/PLU	Part of Stoke upon Trent lost to Newcastle under Lyme	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1905	was enlarged by gaining part of	WOLSTANTON AND BURSLEM RegD/PLU	Milton (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Mar 1907	was reduced to enlarge	LEEK RegD/PLU	Bagnall	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FENTON	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'.
HANLEY	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'.
LONGTON	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'.
SHELTON	Registration sub-District		01 Apr 1903	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
STOKE RURAL	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1903		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'.
STOKE UPON TRENT	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'.
BAGNALL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1896	01 Mar 1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 402.
EAST VALE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 427.
FENTON CP/PA	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
FLORENCE CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 411.
HANLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
LONGTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1894	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 416.
NORMANCOT CP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit		1896	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 418.
STOKE ON TRENT CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 423.
STOKE RURAL CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 1894.