Leighton Buzzard Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 8,762 Show data context
1811 8,762 Show data context 9,505 Show data context
1821 9,505 Show data context 11,576 Show data context
1831 11,576 Show data context 12,789 Show data context
1841 12,789 Show data context 15,042 Show data context
1851 15,042 Show data context 17,142 Show data context
1861 17,648 Show data context
1871 18,667 Show data context
1881 18,667 Show data context 18,316 Show data context
1891 18,247 Show data context 18,593 Show data context
1901 19,605 Show data context 18,071 Show data context
1911 18,071 Show data context 18,206 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, Leighton Buzzard 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/10043920/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026