Devon Poor Law/Registration County : Population Change

Population Change

Data cube chart.

Year Change over 10 years
1811 38,140 Show data context
1821 60,966 Show data context
1831 56,141 Show data context
1841 39,800 Show data context
1851 35,060 Show data context
1881 2,298 Show data context
1891 27,969 Show data context
1901 29,121 Show data context
1911 37,247 Show data context
Date Source
1811 - 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'

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nCube definition


Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devon Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Population Change, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026