Lowther Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 2,867 Show data context
1811 2,867 Show data context 3,189 Show data context
1821 3,189 Show data context 3,368 Show data context
1831 3,368 Show data context 3,713 Show data context
1841 3,713 Show data context 3,889 Show data context
1851 3,889 Show data context 3,971 Show data context
1861 3,860 Show data context
1871 3,950 Show data context
1881 3,950 Show data context 3,959 Show data context
1891 3,959 Show data context 3,842 Show data context
1901 3,842 Show data context 3,707 Show data context
1911 3,707 Show data context 3,787 Show data context

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The exact meaning of 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is controversial, but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', while including large numbers who were temporarily ill. The reports consistently list numbers of Men and Women.


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

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026