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• Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 4,493 in 1801 to 58,514 in 1901.
• 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
POPLAR	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
ALL SAINTS POPLAR	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
POPLAR ALL SAINTS	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	POPLAR EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MIDDLESEX	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
POPLAR RegD/PLU/PLPar	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
OSSULSTONE Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
POPLAR Lon_SDist	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
POPLAR MetB	Local Government District	1889	1907	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
POPLAR	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
STEPNEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1817	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1907	was abolished to create	POPLAR BOROUGH CP	Population in 1911: 56393.	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 13, 'Changes in the boundaries of civil parishes during the intercensal period 1901-11; effected under the provisions of the Local Government Acts of 1888 and 1894, and by Local Acts'.; The Borough of Poplar (Union of Parishes) Scheme, 1907
	was reduced to enlarge	LIMEHOUSE CP/ExP	Population in 1901: 163.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was enlarged by gaining part of	LIMEHOUSE CP/ExP	Population in 1901: 353.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.