Swansea Parish (AP/CP) : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 20 years earlier Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 6,831 Show data context
1811 6,831 Show data context 8,963 Show data context
1821 8,963 Show data context 11,236 Show data context
1831 11,236 Show data context 14,931 Show data context
1841 14,931 Show data context 19,115 Show data context
1851 19,115 Show data context 24,902 Show data context
1901 91,034 Show data context 94,537 Show data context
1911 94,537 Show data context 114,663 Show data context
1921 137,426 Show data context 148,388 Show data context
1931 148,388 Show data context 155,151 Show data context
1951 155,151 Show data context 149,310 Show data context
1961 160,988 Show data context 167,322 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
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'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'

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Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Swansea Parish (AP/CP) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026