Metropolitan Borough of Poplar

Poplar
Former Poplar Town Hall, Bow Road
Poplar within the County of London
Area
• 1911	2,328 acres (9.42 km2)[1]
• 1931	2,331 acres (9.43 km2)[1]
• 1961	2,348 acres (9.50 km2)[1]
Population
• 1911	162,442[1]
• 1931	155,089[1]
• 1961	66,604[1]
Density
• 1911	70/acre
• 1931	66/acre
• 1961	28/acre
History
• Origin	Metropolis Management Act 1855
• Created	1855
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Status	District (1855—1900) Metropolitan borough (1900—1965) Civil parish (1907—1965)
Government	Poplar District Board of Works (1855—1900) Poplar Metropolitan Borough Council (1900—1965)
• HQ	East India Dock Road (1856—1870) Poplar High Street (1870—1938) Bow Road (1938—1965)
Borough seal
Subdivisions
• Type	Civil parishes
• Units	Bow (1855—1907) Bromley (1855—1907) Poplar (1855—1907) Poplar Borough (1907—1965)
Map of borough boundary

Poplar was a local government district in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900. It comprised Poplar, Millwall, Bromley-by-Bow and Bow as well as Old Ford, Fish Island and Cubitt Town.