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

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 21,608 Show data context
1811 21,608 Show data context 24,514 Show data context
1821 24,514 Show data context 28,511 Show data context
1831 28,511 Show data context 32,605 Show data context
1841 32,605 Show data context 37,053 Show data context
1851 37,053 Show data context 41,325 Show data context
1861 50,516 Show data context
1871 71,933 Show data context
1881 71,933 Show data context 101,706 Show data context
1891 101,742 Show data context 132,985 Show data context
1901 132,716 Show data context 178,866 Show data context
1911 178,866 Show data context 266,860 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
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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Comparing the total population of an area for consecutive Censuses.


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

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Date accessed: 10th April 2026