Wanstead Parish (AP/CP) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 20 years earlier Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 918 Show data context
1811 918 Show data context 1,127 Show data context
1821 1,127 Show data context 1,354 Show data context
1831 1,354 Show data context 1,403 Show data context
1841 1,403 Show data context 1,608 Show data context
1851 1,608 Show data context 2,207 Show data context
1881 5,119 Show data context 9,414 Show data context
1891 9,414 Show data context 26,282 Show data context
1901 7,043 Show data context 9,179 Show data context
1911 9,179 Show data context 13,830 Show data context
1921 13,830 Show data context 15,298 Show data context
1931 15,304 Show data context 19,183 Show data context
1951 19,183 Show data context 23,921 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 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'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'AC, MB, UD, RD; Wards of CB, MB; CP, NT'

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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, Wanstead Parish (AP/CP) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th July 2026