Burton upon Trent Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 19,679 Show data context
1811 19,679 Show data context 21,855 Show data context
1821 21,855 Show data context 24,230 Show data context
1831 24,230 Show data context 25,285 Show data context
1841 25,285 Show data context 28,876 Show data context
1851 28,876 Show data context 31,843 Show data context
1861 41,065 Show data context
1871 52,628 Show data context
1881 52,473 Show data context 73,878 Show data context
1891 73,867 Show data context 83,533 Show data context
1901 83,533 Show data context 92,814 Show data context
1911 92,814 Show data context 92,160 Show data context

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Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Burton upon Trent Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005656/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 10th April 2026