Essex Ancient County : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 228,028 Show data context
1811 228,028 Show data context 249,275 Show data context
1821 249,275 Show data context 289,843 Show data context
1831 289,843 Show data context 317,965 Show data context
1841 317,965 Show data context 345,525 Show data context
1851 345,525 Show data context 369,862 Show data context

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The election result data we hold includes over two hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in yo...


ur party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even for the Isle of Wight.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Essex Ancient County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th July 2026