Merstham Parish (AP/CP) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 20 years earlier Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 481 Show data context
1811 481 Show data context 663 Show data context
1821 663 Show data context 796 Show data context
1831 796 Show data context 713 Show data context
1841 713 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
1851 1,130 Show data context 843 Show data context
1881 959 Show data context 903 Show data context
1891 903 Show data context 937 Show data context
1901 962 Show data context 2,015 Show data context
1911 2,015 Show data context 3,508 Show data context
1921 3,508 Show data context 3,597 Show data context
1931 3,597 Show data context 4,495 Show data context
1951 2,760 Show data context 3,568 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merstham Parish (AP/CP) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026