Moss Side
The population in 1801 was 151 but because of the Industrial Revolution by 1901 this had increased to 26,677.  Lots of red brick terraced houses were built.  Many people came from other countries to live there, firstly from Ireland and later from the Caribbean. There were riots in 1981. The area had a bad reputation for gang warfare and drug dealing.  More recently many Somali people came to live there. As the universities have grown more students are living there.