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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall Genealogy|Cornwall]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Cornwall_Census|Census]]'' | |||
[[Image:Land's End, Cornwall, England.jpg|frame|right|350x250px|<center>Land's End, Cornwall, England</center>]] {{Historical populations | [[Image:Land's End, Cornwall, England.jpg|frame|right|350x250px|<center>Land's End, Cornwall, England</center>]] {{Historical populations | ||
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|1931 |317968 | |1931 |317968 | ||
|footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=264&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=2100&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census] | |footnote=Source: [http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1931/England&active=yes&mno=264&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=2100&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank 1931 Census] | ||
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A census is a count and description of a population. A census may list only selected persons (such as males between the ages of 16 and 45) or the whole population. The percentage of people listed varies with the purpose of the census and how carefully people were enumerated. Different civil and ecclesiastical authorities have taken censuses for their own purposes, which include: | A census is a count and description of a population. A census may list only selected persons (such as males between the ages of 16 and 45) or the whole population. The percentage of people listed varies with the purpose of the census and how carefully people were enumerated. Different civil and ecclesiastical authorities have taken censuses for their own purposes, which include: | ||