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

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 14,269 Show data context
1811 14,269 Show data context 15,396 Show data context
1821 15,396 Show data context 16,877 Show data context
1831 16,877 Show data context 17,577 Show data context
1841 17,577 Show data context 18,780 Show data context
1851 18,780 Show data context 20,946 Show data context
1861 20,861 Show data context
1871 21,561 Show data context
1881 20,493 Show data context 20,354 Show data context
1891 20,062 Show data context 19,612 Show data context
1901 18,606 Show data context 17,325 Show data context
1911 17,325 Show data context 18,731 Show data context

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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Abingdon 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/10188088/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026