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AREA OF THE BOROUGH.
The Borough comprises an area of 2,291.1 statute acres, an addition of 101.1 acres having
accrued from the changes in boundaries brought about by the London Government Act, 1899. Of
this addition all but 1.8 acres belongs to the Town sub-district, the area of which (including 3.8
acres of inland water) is 1,596.3 acres; the area of Brompton being 694.8 acres. The acreage of
the wards is not given in the census report.
REGISTRATION DISTRICT AND SUB-DISTRICTS.
The " Kensington " Registration District (No. 1B in the Registrar-General's list)
comprises two sub-districts, respectively named Kensington Town (hereinafter for brevity referred
to as Town) and Brompton. The Town sub-district comprises all that portion of the Borough
north of Kensington High-street and Kensington-road, together with a large area south of that
main thoroughfare, the dividing line running, from west to east, along Pembroke-road, Stratfordroad,
and south of the workhouse, through Cornwall-gardens to Queen's-gate-place, and thence
northwards so as to include Queen's — gate (west side). The remainder of the Borough, south of the
line indicated, forms the sub-district of Brompton.
The Parliamentary Divisions are two in number; North Kensington and South
Kensington—High-street, Notting-hill, and Holland-park-avenue forming the line of
demarcation.
The Wards are nine in number, of which four—St. Charles, Golborne, Norland, and
Pembridge are in (and constitute) the Parliamentary Division of North Kensington ; and five—
Holland, Earl's Court, Queen's Gate, Redcliffe, and Brompton, are in (and constitute) the
Parliamentary Division of South Kensington.
POPULATION AND INHABITED HOUSES IN 1908.
The population of the borough, estimated to the middle of the year, was 181,000.* It
comprised 70,800 males and 110,200 females: excess of females, 39,400. In the Town sub-district
estimated population 131,180), the males numbered about 54,760, the females, 76,420; excess of
females, 21,660. In the Brompton sub-district (estimated population 49,820), there were about
16,040 males and 33,780 females: excess of females 17,740. This population was in occupation
of about 23,000 houses; equal to 7.9 persons to a house. For the purposes of this report, the
population of the borough, the sub-districts, the parliamentary divisions, and the wards, will be
taken to be as follows:—
The Borough. 181,000
Sub-districts:—
KensiDgton Town. 181,180
Brompton 49,820
Parliamentary Divisions:—
North Kensington 93,330
South Kensington 87,670
Wards :—
North
Kensington
St. Charles
Golborne
Norland
Pembridge
22,480
26,970
24,070
19,810
South
Kensington
Holland
Earl's Court
- Queen's Gate
Redcliffe
, Brompton
20,920
18,490
14,620
19,140
14,500
* The Registrar-General's estimate of the population of the Royal Borough in the middle of 1908 was 182,752. I have
thought it desirable to adopt the more conservative estimate given in the text.