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England Largest Cities:
Population & Density from 1891

POPULATION (000)                  
City 1891 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2000
Birmingham 429 840 922 1,003 1,113 1,107 1,014 1,021 1,007 977
Leeds NA 734 754 781 798 806 789 718 717 714
Liverpool 518 746 805 856 789 747 607 517 481 439
London 5,572 7,160 7,387 8,110 8,348 8,172 8,119 6,806 6,890 7,172
    Inner 4,228 4,522 4,485 4,397 3,348 3,195 3,045 2,550 2,627 2,766
    Outer 1,344 2,638 2,902 3,713 5,000 4,977 5,074 4,256 4,263 4,406
Manchester 505 714 736 766 703 661 541 463 439 393
Newcastle NA 267 275 283 292 270 222 284 278 259
Sheffield NA 455 512 512 513 494 520 548 529 513
Total NA 12,827 13,312 14,242 14,507 14,218 13,783 12,338 12,332 12,467
Green shading indicates peak population year              
London is estimated to have peaked with a population of 8.615 million in 1939. Due to World War II, no 1941 census was conducted. It is possible that Liverpool and Manchester also achieved higher population peaks before World War II.
POPULATION PER SQUARE MILE                
City 1891 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2000
Birmingham 5,368 10,511 11,537 12,550 13,927 13,852 12,688 9,802 9,667 9,725
Leeds NA 7,522 7,727 8,004 8,178 7,799 7,635 3,323 3,319 3,365
Liverpool 13,370 19,255 20,778 22,095 20,365 17,191 13,969 12,182 11,334 10,863
London 8,963 11,517 11,882 13,045 13,428 13,145 13,059 10,947 11,083 11,560
    Inner 35,861 38,355 38,041 37,294 28,397 27,099 25,827 21,628 22,282 23,410
    Outer 2,668 5,236 5,760 7,370 9,925 9,879 10,071 8,448 8,462 8,787
Manchester 11,858 16,765 17,281 17,986 16,507 15,522 12,704 10,001 9,482 9,266
Newcastle NA 20,203 20,809 21,414 22,095 15,576 12,807 6,692 6,551 6,504
Sheffield NA 8,527 9,595 9,595 9,614 7,987 8,407 3,839 3,706 3,720
Average NA 8,176 8,485 9,078 9,247 9,063 8,786 7,865 7,861 7,947
Green shading indicates peak population density year, subject to assumptions below.        
1891 to 1951 densities based upon 1931 land area. 1961 & 1971 densities based upon 1961 land area. 1981 & later densities based upon 1998 land area.
London is estimated to have peaked with a population density of 13,857 in 1939. Due to World War II, no 1941 census was conducted. It is possible that Liverpool and Manchester also achieved higher population peaks before World War II.

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