Population

In the first half of the 19th Century, the national figures show an increase in population of one third in rural areas, compared to the urban population, which quadrupled in size. Nationally the rural population continued to grow steadily until the 1840's, when there was a steady decline, which has only been offset in comparatively recent times, by the commuting businessman, who is prepared to travel some distance to his place of work.

The population of Dore in 1801 was 375 and in 1851, 574. This shows an increase of 80%, which is well above the national average for a rural area.

A graphical representation shows the increase in population until 1841 followed by an actual decrease by 1 until 1851. From 1871 the rate of increase is very much greater due tin large part to the opening of the railway giving easier access to the city.

Incomplete data was available for the following graph to be reproduced here. The original is available for viewing in the Archives' hard copy of this project.

Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Graph to illustrate the growth of Dore 1841 - 1891PopulationHouses18411851186118711881189102004006008001871 Population: 660 Houses: 145Highcharts.com

From the following graph it can be seen that the township of Upper Hallam, which is a similar distance from the city centre to Dore, shows a

similar pattern with the population doubling between 1841 and 1891.

Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Graph to compare the increase in population of Sheffield's innertownships 1841-1891SheffieldEcclesallBrightsideNether HallamAttercliffeUpper HallamHeeley18411851186118711881189101000020000300004000050000600007000080000900001000001881 Sheffield: 91,806 Ecclesall: 58,791 Brightside: 56,719 Nether Hallam: 38,967 Attercliffe: 26,965 Upper Hallam: 2,513 Heeley: 8,747Highcharts.com

From the following graph it can be seen that the township of Upper Hallam, which is a similar distance from the city centre to Dore, shows a similar pattern with the population doubling between 1841 and 1891.

(To see data values for the following graph, hover your cursor over the plotted points)

During the same period, the Ecclesall Bierlow, of which Dore was a part until 1900, increased its population 3.5 times. This was a mixed township with both rural and industrial areas. The more central townships of Brightside and Nether Hallam increase by 6.5 times whereas Attercliffe, the more heavily industrialised area had its population increased 8.5 times.

The only township to show an actual decline was the centre of Sheffield. The rapid increase in population in the 1840's became a comparatively modest increase until the 1880's when there was a decrease in the population.