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The Census Act 1800 – also known as the Population Act 1800 – (41 Geo. 3. (G.B.) c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which enabled the first Census of England, Scotland and Wales to be undertaken. The census was carried out in 1801 and has been repeated almost every ten years thereafter.
The Census Act 1800 resulted in Great Britain's first modern Census a year later, and other than 1941 a census has been taken every ten years since. [15] The resulting populations of England's towns and cities clearly shows the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the urban population, particularly in the growth of the cities of the north and ...
1 March – London Stock Exchange founded [1] as a regulated institution; its new building is completed on 30 December. 8 March – Second Battle of Abukir: a British Army under Ralph Abercromby defeats the French troops. [1] 10 March – The first British census is carried out. The count is conducted by clergy, overseers of the poor and ...
The following is the population of the historic county of Middlesex (including the City of London) as given at each ten-yearly census from 1801 to 1881: [1] Year Edmonton
Inner London Outer London Greater London; 1801 879,491 131,666 ... The 2021 census recorded that 3,575,740 people or 40.7% of London's population are foreign-born ...
The population rose from over 1 million in 1801 to 5.567 million in 1891. [3] In 1897, the population of " Greater London " (defined here as the Metropolitan Police District plus the City of London ) was estimated at 6.292 million. [ 4 ]
1801 1 March: The London Stock Exchange is founded [2] as a regulated institution; its new building is completed on 30 December. 10 March: The first British census is carried out. London's population is 128,129 in the City, 831,181 in the county, and 1,114,644 in Greater London. [7]
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 ...