Camberwell Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLPar) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 7,059 Show data context
1811 7,059 Show data context 11,309 Show data context
1821 11,309 Show data context 17,876 Show data context
1831 17,876 Show data context 28,231 Show data context
1841 28,231 Show data context 39,868 Show data context
1851 39,868 Show data context 54,667 Show data context
1861 71,488 Show data context
1871 111,306 Show data context
1881 111,306 Show data context 186,593 Show data context
1891 186,593 Show data context 235,344 Show data context
1901 233,706 Show data context 259,339 Show data context
1911 259,339 Show data context 261,328 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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Age and sex structure data in five-year bands to age 100, as published for 19th and early 20th century Registration Districts


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

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026