County borough
|
1891 census
|
1901 census
|
1911 census
|
1921 census
|
Area
|
Population
|
Area
|
Population
|
Area
|
Population
|
Area
|
Population
|
Barrow in Furness
|
10,987 acres (44.46 km2)
|
51,712
|
11,023 acres (44.61 km2)
|
57,586
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bath
|
3,382 acres (13.69 km2)
|
51,844
|
3,382 acres (13.69 km2)
|
49,839
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Birkenhead
|
3,849 acres (15.58 km2)
|
99,857
|
3,848 acres (15.57 km2)
|
110,915
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Birmingham
|
12,705 acres (51.42 km2)
|
478,113
|
12,639 acres (51.15 km2)
|
522,204
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Blackburn
|
6,974 acres (28.22 km2)
|
120,064
|
6,978 acres (28.24 km2)
|
127,626
|
a11[1]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bolton
|
2,357 acres (9.54 km2)
|
115,002
|
15,279 acres (61.83 km2)[2]
|
168,215
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bootle
|
1,595 acres (6.45 km2)
|
49,217
|
1,576 acres (6.38 km2)
|
58,556
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bournemouth
|
County Borough 1900
|
2,610 acres (10.6 km2)
|
47,003
|
a11[3]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bradford
|
10,791 acres (43.67 km2)
|
216,361
|
22,879 acres (92.59 km2)
|
279,767
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Brighton
|
2,529 acres (10.23 km2)
|
115,873
|
2,536 acres (10.26 km2)
|
123,478
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bristol
|
4,461 acres (18.05 km2)
|
221,578
|
11,705 acres (47.37 km2)[4] [5]
|
328,945
|
17,460 acres (70.7 km2)[6]
|
357,048
|
a21
|
p21
|
Burnley
|
3,923 acres (15.88 km2)
|
87,016
|
4,005 acres (16.21 km2)
|
97,043
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Burton upon Trent
|
County Borough 1901
|
4,202 acres (17.00 km2)
|
50,386
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Bury
|
6,028 acres (24.39 km2)
|
57,212
|
5,907 acres (23.90 km2)
|
58,029
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Canterbury
|
3,971 acres (16.07 km2)
|
28,052
|
3,976 acres (16.09 km2)
|
24,899
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Cardiff
|
6,064 acres (24.54 km2)
|
128,915
|
6,373 acres (25.79 km2)
|
164,333
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Chester
|
2,960 acres (12.0 km2)
|
37,105
|
2,862 acres (11.58 km2)
|
38,309
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Coventry
|
3,093 acres (12.52 km2)
|
52,724
|
4,149 acres (16.79 km2)
|
69,978
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Croydon
|
9,012 acres (36.47 km2)
|
102,695
|
9,012 acres (36.47 km2)
|
133,895
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Derby
|
3,450 acres (14.0 km2)
|
94,196
|
3,449 acres (13.96 km2)
|
105,912
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Devonport
|
1,760 acres (7.1 km2)
|
54,803
|
3,044 acres (12.32 km2)[7]
|
70,437
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Dudley
|
3,615 acres (14.63 km2)
|
45,740
|
3,546 acres (14.35 km2)
|
48,733
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Exeter
|
1,883 acres (7.62 km2)
|
37,404
|
3,168 acres (12.82 km2)[8]
|
47,185
|
a11[9]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Gateshead
|
3,138 acres (12.70 km2)
|
85,692
|
3,132 acres (12.67 km2)
|
109,888
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Gloucester
|
1,437 acres (5.82 km2)
|
39,444
|
2,315 acres (9.37 km2)
|
47,955
|
2,318 acres (9.38 km2)
|
50,035
|
a21
|
p21
|
Great Yarmouth
|
3,567 acres (14.44 km2)
|
49,334
|
3,568 acres (14.44 km2)
|
51,316
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Grimsby
|
2,832 acres (11.46 km2)
|
51,984
|
2,852 acres (11.54 km2)
|
63,138
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Halifax
|
8,530 acres (34.5 km2)
|
89,832
|
13,967 acres (56.52 km2)
|
104,936
|
a11[10]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Hanley
|
1,768 acres (7.15 km2)
|
54,946
|
1,767 acres (7.15 km2)
|
61,599
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Hastings
|
1,822 acres (7.37 km2)
|
52,223
|
4,495 acres (18.19 km2)
|
65,528
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Huddersfield
|
11,852 acres (47.96 km2)
|
95,420
|
11,859 acres (47.99 km2)
|
95,047
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Ipswich
|
8,110 acres (32.8 km2)
|
57,360
|
8,112 acres (32.83 km2)
|
66,630
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Kingston upon Hull
|
8,226 acres (33.29 km2)
|
200,044
|
8,989 acres (36.38 km2)
|
240,259
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Leeds
|
21,572 acres (87.30 km2)
|
367,505
|
21,596 acres (87.40 km2)
|
428,968
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Leicester
|
8,586 acres (34.75 km2)
|
174,624
|
8,586 acres (34.75 km2)
|
211,579
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Lincoln
|
3,747 acres (15.16 km2)
|
41,491
|
3,755 acres (15.20 km2)
|
48,784
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Liverpool
|
6,552 acres (26.52 km2)
|
517,980
|
13,239 acres (53.58 km2)
|
684,958
|
a11[11]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Manchester
|
12,911 acres (52.25 km2)
|
505,368
|
12,935 acres (52.35 km2)
|
543,872
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Middlesbrough
|
2,824 acres (11.43 km2)
|
75,532
|
2,685 acres (10.87 km2)
|
91,302
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Newcastle-on-Tyne
|
5,371 acres (21.74 km2)
|
186,300
|
5,355 acres (21.67 km2)
|
215,328
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Newport
|
4,468 acres (18.08 km2)
|
54,707
|
4,431 acres (17.93 km2)
|
67,270
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Northampton
|
1,311 acres (5.31 km2)
|
61,012
|
3,469 acres (14.04 km2)
|
87,021
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Norwich
|
7,558 acres (30.59 km2)
|
100,970
|
7,556 acres (30.58 km2)
|
111,733
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Nottingham
|
10,935 acres (44.25 km2)
|
213,877
|
10,935 acres (44.25 km2)
|
239,743
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Oldham
|
4,730 acres (19.1 km2)
|
131,468
|
4,736 acres (19.17 km2)
|
137,246
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Oxford
|
4,714 acres (19.08 km2)
|
45,742
|
4,719 acres (19.10 km2)
|
49,336
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Plymouth
|
1,540 acres (6.2 km2)
|
84,248
|
2,370 acres (9.6 km2)[12]
|
107,636
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Portsmouth
|
4,320 acres (17.5 km2)
|
159,251
|
5,010 acres (20.3 km2)
|
188,133
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Preston
|
4,089 acres (16.55 km2)
|
107,573
|
3,971 acres (16.07 km2)
|
112,989
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Reading
|
5,878 acres (23.79 km2)
|
60,054
|
5,876 acres (23.78 km2)
|
72,217
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Rochdale
|
4,185 acres (16.94 km2)
|
71,401
|
6,446 acres (26.09 km2)
|
83,114
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Rotherham
|
County Borough 1902
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
St Helens
|
6,586 acres (26.65 km2)
|
71,288
|
7,285 acres (29.48 km2)
|
84,410
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Salford
|
5,171 acres (20.93 km2)
|
198,139
|
5,202 acres (21.05 km2)
|
220,957
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Sheffield
|
19,651 acres (79.52 km2)
|
324,243
|
19,643 acres (79.49 km2)
|
380,793
|
a11[13]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Southampton
|
2,004 acres (8.11 km2)
|
65,325
|
4,501 acres (18.21 km2)
|
104,824
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
South Shields
|
1,889 acres (7.64 km2)
|
78,391
|
2,004 acres (8.11 km2)
|
97,263
|
a11[14]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Stockport
|
2,200 acres (8.9 km2)
|
70,263
|
2,197 acres (8.89 km2)
|
78,897
|
a11[15]
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Sunderland
|
2,868 acres (11.61 km2)
|
131,015
|
3,357 acres (13.59 km2)
|
146,077
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Swansea
|
5,087 acres (20.59 km2)
|
90,349
|
5,194 acres (21.02 km2)
|
94,537
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Walsall
|
7,480 acres (30.3 km2)
|
71,789
|
7,480 acres (30.3 km2)
|
86,430
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Warrington
|
County Borough 1900
|
3,058 acres (12.38 km2)
|
64,242
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
West Bromwich
|
5,851 acres (23.68 km2)
|
59,474
|
5,860 acres (23.7 km2)
|
65,175
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
West Hartlepool
|
County Borough 1902[16]
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
West Ham
|
4,705 acres (19.04 km2)
|
204,903
|
4,683 acres (18.95 km2)
|
267,358
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Wigan
|
2,188 acres (8.85 km2)
|
55,013
|
2,188 acres (8.85 km2)
|
60,764
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Wolverhampton
|
3,525 acres (14.27 km2)
|
82,662
|
3,525 acres (14.27 km2)
|
94,187
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
Worcester
|
3,185 acres (12.89 km2)
|
42,908
|
3,185 acres (12.89 km2)
|
46,624
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|
York
|
3,591 acres (14.53 km2)
|
67,004
|
3,730 acres (15.1 km2)
|
77,914
|
a11
|
p11
|
a21
|
p21
|