Population Figures 1801-1991
| Date |
Population |
1801 |
1341 |
1811 |
1424 |
1821 |
1729 |
1831 |
1889 |
1841 |
2262 |
1851 |
1548 |
1861 |
2648 |
1871 |
3122 |
1881 |
2826 |
1891 |
2641 |
1901 |
2769 |
1911 |
2853 |
1921 |
3010 |
1931 |
2833 |
1951 |
2980 |
1961 |
3010 |
1971 |
3067 |
1981 |
3250 |
1991 |
3688 |
These figures are taken from the Censuses carried out every ten years since 1801. (Please note that owing to the Second World War there was no census carried out in 1941).
Family Historians might also wish to check our list of Parish Registers and Census Return holdings.