Bolton Western Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 0 Show data context
1811 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
1821 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
1831 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
1841 0 Show data context 15,356 Show data context
1851 15,356 Show data context 17,297 Show data context
1861 18,439 Show data context
1871 18,218 Show data context
1881 18,218 Show data context 19,775 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, Bolton Western Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10562818/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026