Census of the Population 1851 - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom [Great Britain], 1851

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Reference ID

GBR_1851_PHC-GBR_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

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Secretary of State, IPUMS

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Sep 03, 2025

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Population density of the area in persons per acre (UK1851C_DENSITY)

Data file: GBR1851_PHC-GBR-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete

Start: 312

End: 313

Width: 2

Range: -

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category
01	less than 1 person per acre
02	between 1 and 2 persons per acre
03	between 2 and 4 persons per acre
04	between 4 and 8 persons per acre
05	between 8 and 16 persons per acre
06	between 16 and 32 persons per acre
07	between 32 and 64 persons per acre
08	between 64 and 128 persons per acre
09	over 128 persons per acre
99	Unknown

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Definition

This variable states the population density of the area in persons per acre.

Universe

United Kingdom 1851 (2%) [Great Britain]: All households

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