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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population grew from 1,625 in 1801 to 3,264 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 514 males aged 20 and over, 303 were Agricultural Labourers.
• 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
EATON SOCON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
EATON SOCON WITH WYBOSTON	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	EATON SOCON EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BEDFORDSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
ST NEOTS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
BARFORD Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
BEDFORD RD	Local Government District	1934	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
EATON SOCON RD	Local Government District	1894	1934	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.
KIMBOLTON	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'.
ST NEOTS RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 6.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
05 Jun 1956	was enlarged by gaining part of	COLMWORTH CP/AP	Area: 1 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933 (Alteration of watercourses)
05 Jun 1956	was reduced to enlarge	COLMWORTH CP/AP	Area: 1 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and Local Government Declaration under Section 145 of the LGA, 1933 (Alteration of watercourses)
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to enlarge	ROXTON CP/AP	Area: 352 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Huntingdon and Peterborough Order, 1964
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to create	STAPLOE CP	Area: 2186 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The Huntingdon and Peterborough Order, 1964

Lower level units

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