Barnstaple Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 5,685 Show data context
1811 5,685 Show data context 6,063 Show data context
1821 6,063 Show data context 7,487 Show data context
1831 7,487 Show data context 9,583 Show data context
1841 9,583 Show data context 10,757 Show data context
1851 10,757 Show data context 11,457 Show data context
1861 10,652 Show data context
1871 11,272 Show data context
1881 11,272 Show data context 11,583 Show data context
1891 10,617 Show data context 11,441 Show data context
1901 11,441 Show data context 11,550 Show data context
1911 11,999 Show data context 12,231 Show data context

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nCube definition


Total population at this Census, and for previous censuses. Where the latter appear, they are for the same area, so if there had been boundary changes they will differ from the population given for the same reporting unit by the previous census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Barnstaple Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10537599/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 01st June 2026