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

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 6,034 Show data context
1811 6,034 Show data context 6,681 Show data context
1821 6,681 Show data context 7,638 Show data context
1831 7,638 Show data context 8,609 Show data context
1841 8,609 Show data context 10,156 Show data context
1851 10,156 Show data context 10,642 Show data context
1861 11,595 Show data context
1871 13,172 Show data context
1881 13,123 Show data context 16,480 Show data context
1891 16,480 Show data context 27,310 Show data context
1901 27,310 Show data context 33,746 Show data context
1911 33,746 Show data context 40,870 Show data context

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The early censuses reported the total number of families rather than households, and then sometimes provided a classification of families by occupation.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orsett 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/10154972/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 01st June 2026