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The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably.
The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every ten years, although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more. There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom – in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland – although they are often co ...
Although not a direct measure of population, the lay subsidy rolls of 1334 can be used as a measure of both a settlement's size and stature and the table gives the 30 largest towns and cities in England according to that report. [12] The lay subsidy, an early form of poll tax, however, omitted a sizeable proportion of the population.
1900 1939 This is a list of countries by population in 1900 , with colonial possessions being counted towards the ruling country's total (such as Poland counting towards Russia and Cuba counting as part of the United States ).
With Ohio's population reaching 45,000 in December 1801, Congress determined that the population was growing rapidly and Ohio could begin the path to statehood. The assumption was the territory would have in excess of the required 60,000 residents by the time it became a state.
The United Kingdom's high literacy rate (99% at age 15 and above) [10] is attributable to universal state education, introduced at the primary level in 1870 (Scotland 1872, free 1890 [11]) and at the secondary level in 1900. Parents are obliged to have their children educated from the ages of 5 to 16 years.
The United Kingdom Census 1901 was the 11th nationwide census conducted in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and was done on 31 March 1901 "relating to the persons returned as living at midnight on Sunday, March 31st". [1]
Ohio's population growth lags that of the entire United States, and whites are found in a greater density than the U.S. average. As of 2000, Ohio's center of population is located in Morrow County, [134] in the county seat of Mount Gilead. [135] This is approximately 6,346 feet (1,934 m) south and west of Ohio's population center in 1990. [134]