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• Total Population 1801 to 1891: Population grew from 3,687 in 1801 to 4,757 in 1891.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1881: In 1851, only 4.54 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1881 7.87 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1891: The highest rate recorded was 119.32 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 105.63 in 1891.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOSTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		01 Oct 1896	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

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
ALGARKIRK FEN ALLOTMENT PA	Parish-level Unit		24 Dec 1880	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
AMBER HILL CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
BICKER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
BROTHERTOFT Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
DOGDYKE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
DRAINAGE MARSH CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
FERRY CORNER PLOT CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
FOSDYKE FEN ALLOTMENT PA	Parish-level Unit		24 Dec 1880	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GIBBET HILL CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
GREAT BRAND END PLOT CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
HARTS GROUND CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
KIRTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
LANDS COMMON TO SWINESHEAD AND WIGTOFT PA/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
MOWN RAKES CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
NORTH FORTY FOOT BANK CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PELHAMS LANDS ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ROYALTY FARM ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
SUTTERTON FEN ALLOTMENT PA	Parish-level Unit		24 Dec 1880	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SWINESHEAD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WIGTOFT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.