Melksham Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 5,307 Show data context
1811 5,307 Show data context 5,300 Show data context
1821 5,300 Show data context 6,151 Show data context
1831 6,151 Show data context 6,322 Show data context
1841 6,322 Show data context 6,856 Show data context
1851 6,856 Show data context 6,671 Show data context
1861 5,866 Show data context
1871 5,828 Show data context
1881 5,828 Show data context 5,861 Show data context
1891 5,849 Show data context 5,653 Show data context
1901 5,653 Show data context 6,022 Show data context
1911 6,022 Show data context 7,126 Show data context

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Numbers of Families living in different Classes of House, as reported by. the early Irish censuses. Class I housing was the best while Class IV were mud huts, but that the Class of Accommodation was lowered if many families were living in the same house.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10544130/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 01st June 2026