Colchester First Ward Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 4,338 Show data context
1811 4,338 Show data context 4,782 Show data context
1821 4,782 Show data context 5,246 Show data context
1831 5,246 Show data context 6,234 Show data context
1841 6,234 Show data context 7,176 Show data context
1851 7,176 Show data context 7,851 Show data context
1861 11,456 Show data context
1871 13,075 Show data context
1881 13,075 Show data context 14,039 Show data context
1891 14,052 Show data context 18,070 Show data context
1901 18,570 Show data context 20,376 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'

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nCube definition


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10583743/cube/TOT_POP

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026