Accrington Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 3,077 Show data context
1811 3,077 Show data context 3,266 Show data context
1821 3,266 Show data context 5,370 Show data context
1831 5,370 Show data context 6,283 Show data context
1841 6,283 Show data context 8,719 Show data context
1851 8,719 Show data context 10,374 Show data context
1861 17,688 Show data context
1871 21,788 Show data context
1881 21,788 Show data context 31,435 Show data context
1891 31,435 Show data context 38,603 Show data context
1901 38,603 Show data context 43,122 Show data context
1911 43,122 Show data context 45,029 Show data context

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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.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10546138/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 01st June 2026