Whitehaven Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 8,742 Show data context
1811 8,742 Show data context 10,106 Show data context
1821 10,106 Show data context 12,438 Show data context
1831 12,438 Show data context 11,393 Show data context
1841 11,393 Show data context 11,854 Show data context
1851 11,854 Show data context 14,190 Show data context
1861 14,064 Show data context
1871 13,298 Show data context
1881 13,298 Show data context 13,374 Show data context
1891 13,374 Show data context 12,182 Show data context
1901 21,565 Show data context 21,488 Show data context
1911 21,593 Show data context 21,484 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, Whitehaven Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10544543/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026