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Vision of Uttlesford
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Parish Populations from Census Returns 1801 - 1971
meaning of the codes in the table below |
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AP | Ancient Parish |
MB | Municipal Borough |
PLU/RegD | Poor Law Union/Reg. District |
RD | Rural District |
RSD | Sanitary District |
SubD | Registration sub-district |
USD | Sanitary District |
Parish Populations from Census Returns 1801 - 1971
Parish | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 |
Arkesden | 400 | 403 | 415 | 490 | 498 | 542 | 506 | 456 | 420 | 341 | 260 | 290 | 274 | 224 | 263 | 282 | 259 | |
Ashdon | 710 | 735 | 802 | 898 | 948 | 1013 | 1011 | 965 | 830 | 790 | 628 | 594 | 553 | 476 | 676 | 686 | 749 | |
Barnston | 186 | 196 | 218 | 215 | 197 | 195 | 192 | 204 | 166 | 166 | 170 | 163 | 164 | 156 | 286 | 293 | 455 | |
Berden | 291 | 303 | 338 | 342 | 391 | 418 | 414 | 406 | 363 | 336 | 286 | 296 | 272 | 266 | 272 | 263 | 290 | |
Birchanger | 299 | 332 | 336 | 360 | 386 | 371 | 358 | 520 | 468 | 469 | 753 | 919 | 786 | 781 | 812 | 808 | 1155 | |
Broxted | 540 | 502 | 597 | 694 | 737 | 753 | 782 | 761 | 697 | 588 | 531 | 548 | 516 | 479 | 507 | 510 | 524 | |
Chickney | 66 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 63 | 42 | 35 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 37 | |
Chrishall | 220 | 364 | 411 | 487 | 521 | 652 | 643 | 612 | 573 | 547 | 460 | 497 | 450 | 408 | 405 | 440 | 435 | |
ClaveringAP | 900 | 889 | 1081 | 1134 | 1172 | 1220 | 1047 | 1077 | 1039 | 1012 | 835 | 836 | 799 | 764 | 831 | 936 | 1021 | |
Debden | 781 | 854 | 940 | 985 | 979 | 1034 | 942 | 892 | 816 | 744 | 644 | 641 | 642 | 635 | 625 | 665 | 1177 | |
Duton Hill | no information | |||||||||||||||||
Elmdon | 534 | 547 | 601 | 697 | 680 | 743 | 731 | 717 | 614 | 595 | 544 | 533 | 503 | 474 | 486 | 490 | 451 | |
Elsenham | 349 | 392 | 434 | 483 | 491 | 517 | 480 | 460 | 468 | 423 | 453 | 422 | 408 | 382 | 598 | 832 | 1216 | |
Farnham | 330 | 395 | 470 | 524 | 549 | 558 | 556 | 578 | 495 | 477 | 434 | 391 | 334 | 370 | 360 | 433 | 345 | |
Felsted | 1486 | 1503 | 1724 | 1788 | 1798 | 1715 | 1804 | 2012 | 1956 | 1859 | 1945 | 1969 | 2089 | 1845 | 1896 | 2056 | 3018 | |
Gt Canfield | 337 | 392 | 434 | 511 | 496 | 470 | 468 | 436 | 342 | 313 | 271 | 305 | 254 | 340 | 329 | 363 | 390 | |
Gt Chesterford |
600 | 650 | 755 | 873 | 917 | 1024 | 1027 | 940 | 913 | 859 | 785 | 825 | 766 | 704 | 726 | 659 | 885 | |
Gt Dunmow | 1828 | 2015 | 2409 | 2462 | 2792 | 3235 | 2976 | 2983 | 3005 | 2781 | 2704 | 2792 | 2506 | 2882 | 3370 | 3827 | 4524 | |
Gt Easton | 628 | 662 | 755 | 840 | 929 | 937 | 891 | 931 | 782 | 674 | 644 | 648 | 632 | 565 | 695 | 691 | 748 | |
Gt Hallingbury |
549 | 555 | 678 | 695 | 690 | 710 | 675 | 651 | 628 | 581 | 514 | 490 | 497 | 530 | 959 | 1001 | 946 | |
Gt Sampford | 597 | 603 | 756 | 800 | 877 | 906 | 865 | 881 | 555 | 492 | 404 | 391 | 373 | 328 | 389 | 341 | 346 | |
Hadstock | 272 | 329 | 392 | 424 | 490 | 576 | 511 | 482 | 446 | 429 | 356 | 383 | 303 | 321 | 312 | 298 | 267 | |
Hatfield Broad Oak |
1436 | 1321 | 1693 | 1825 | 1968 | 2034 | 1960 | 1936 | 1946 | 1747 | 1599 | 1672 | 1564 | 1648 | 1821 | 2083 | 2631 | |
Hatfield Heath |
above figures are for Hatfield Regis and therefore probably include Hatfield Heath | |||||||||||||||||
Hempstead | 574 | 554 | 655 | 708 | 798 | 827 | 797 | 765 | 631 | 560 | 449 | 509 | 494 | 416 | 386 | 403 | 359 | |
Henham | 703 | 659 | 804 | 863 | 855 | 911 | 875 | 837 | 812 | 813 | 700 | 741 | 726 | 695 | 750 | 729 | 1085 | |
High Easter |
801 | 777 | 819 | 862 | 975 | 1043 | 947 | 921 | 799 | 690 | 652 | 669 | 613 | 566 | 581 | 571 | 599 | |
Langley | 247 | 288 | 320 | 384 | 448 | 483 | 410 | 438 | 400 | 378 | 317 | 302 | 283 | 263 | 254 | 273 | 255 | |
Lindsell | 267 | 295 | 353 | 381 | 393 | 378 | 385 | 403 | 274 | 232 | 187 | 202 | 176 | 192 | 236 | 217 | 195 | |
Lt Bardfield | 282 | 247 | 308 | 295 | 375 | 396 | 429 | 467 | 346 | 268 | 238 | 244 | 216 | 226 | 191 | 246 | 222 | |
Lt Canfield | 193 | 227 | 249 | 277 | 258 | 314 | 314 | 306 | 295 | 286 | 255 | 231 | 215 | 231 | 343 | 307 | 298 | |
Lt Chesterford |
120 | 156 | 192 | 211 | 229 | 272 | 276 | 234 | 214 | 205 | 628 | 235 | 176 | 177 | 174 | 213 | 189 | |
Lt Dunmow | 272 | 264 | 342 | 378 | 385 | 379 | 379 | 359 | 338 | 286 | 265 | 320 | 318 | 408 | 365 | 359 | 351 | |
Lt Easton | 227 | 271 | 303 | 350 | 343 | 396 | 357 | 335 | 295 | 336 | 325 | 274 | 277 | 269 | 312 | 327 | 336 | |
Lt Hallingbury |
408 | 451 | 470 | 483 | 497 | 517 | 514 | 556 | 5835 | 611 | 575 | 552 | 538 | 599 | 729 | 1025 | 1259 | |
Lt Sampford | 346 | 338 | 365 | 423 | 470 | 471 | 477 | 374 | 407 | 451 | 388 | 353 | 378 | 290 | 253 | 266 | 232 | |
Lt Walden | no information | |||||||||||||||||
Littlebury | 495 | 568 | 766 | 875 | 822 | 934 | 974 | 880 | 795 | 777 | 209 | 595 | 548 | 521 | 592 | 511 | 588 | |
Manuden | 487 | 562 | 656 | 695 | 688 | 752 | 740 | 740 | 721 | 683 | 660 | 576 | 485 | 492 | 561 | 500 | 515 | |
Newport SubD | 5488 | 5040 | 5078 | 4850 | 3970 | 4020 | ||||||||||||
Newport AP |
663 | 711 | 852 | 914 | 813 | 898 | 886 | 917 | 992 | 984 | 914 | 918 | 914 | 1090 | 1154 | 1262 | ||
Quendon | 123 | 115 | 156 | 211 | 213 | 199 | 165 | 170 | 192 | 171 | 126 | 179 | 124 | |||||
Radwinter SubD |
5137 | 5035 | 4877 | 4111 | 3136 | 3089 | ||||||||||||
Radwinter AP |
650 | 663 | 773 | 819 | 915 | 916 | 946 | 986 | 842 | 799 | 689 | 641 | 556 | 536 | 471 | 511 | 445 | |
Rickling | 371 | 385 | 419 | 447 | 445 | 509 | 502 | 532 | 452 | 375 | 394 | 339 | 321 | |||||
The Rodings | ||||||||||||||||||
Abbess Roding |
205 | 215 | 236 | 234 | 254 | 216 | 220 | 259 | 231 | 240 | 213 | 206 | 175 | 169 | ||||
Aythorpe Roding |
259 | 241 | 234 | 259 | 285 | 276 | 269 | 249 | 237 | 193 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 210 | 230 | 169 | 230 | |
High Roding | 378 | 344 | 388 | 405 | 446 | 489 | 469 | 470 | 447 | 446 | 399 | 414 | 351 | 340 | 376 | 330 | 372 | |
Leaden Roding |
159 | 149 | 157 | 147 | 171 | 204 | 207 | 209 | 179 | 190 | 177 | 175 | 210 | 189 | 264 | 364 | 388 | |
Margaret Roding |
144 | 188 | 209 | 233 | 272 | 274 | 236 | 282 | 225 | 237 | 210 | 214 | 233 | 220 | 186 | 193 | 182 | |
Morrell Roding |
no information | |||||||||||||||||
White Roding | 417 | 430 | 439 | 479 | 520 | 426 | 466 | 449 | 423 | 383 | 375 | 338 | 337 | 293 | 343 | 340 | 300 | |
Saffron Walden PLU/RegD |
13097 | 13869 | 16168 | 17987 | 18830 | 20716 | 19721 | 19541 | 18588 | 17958 | 16132 | 16617 | ||||||
Saffron WaldenMB |
5896 | 6311 | 5874 | 5930 | 7448 in 1939 |
6828 | 7817 | 9972 | ||||||||||
Saffron WaldenRSD |
11854 | |||||||||||||||||
Saffron WaldenUSD |
6,104 | |||||||||||||||||
Saffron WaldenSubD |
10091 | 9646 | 9586 | 9627 | n/a | 9026 | 9508 | |||||||||||
Saffron WaldenRD |
10764 | 10810 | 10087 | 6358 | 18091 in 1939 |
17567 | 17981 | 20831 | ||||||||||
Saffron WaldenAP |
3181 | 3403 | 4154 | 4762 | 5111 | 5911 | 5474 | 5718 | 6060 | 6104 | 5896 | 6311 | 5874 | 5930 | 6828 | 7817 | 9972 | |
Sewards End | no information | |||||||||||||||||
Stansted Mountfitchet RD |
6888 | 7066 | 6828 | 6981 | ||||||||||||||
Stansted Mountfitchet AP |
1285 | 1334 | 1518 | 1560 | 1637 | 1719 | 1769 | 1988 | 1924 | 2117 | 2208 | 2344 | 2398 | 2488 | 2909 | 3376 | 4664 | |
Stebbing | 1026 | 1072 | 1311 | 1434 | 1458 | 1398 | 1346 | 1313 | 1118 | 994 | 911 | 976 | 889 | 898 | 1062 | 1035 | 1208 | |
Strethall | 60 | 56 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 45 | 41 | 52 | 43 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 34 | 55 | 23 | 20 | |
Takeley | 689 | 783 | 1134 | 1099 | 899 | 991 | 1000 | 926 | 824 | 890 | 815 | 811 | 849 | 848 | 1196 | 1647 | 2277 | |
Thaxted SubD |
4811 | 4563 | 4501 | 3874 | 6851 | |||||||||||||
ThaxtedAP | 1894 | 1733 | 2045 | 2293 | 2527 | 2556 | 2302 | 2188 | 1914 | 1767 | 1659 | 1672 | 1596 | 1610 | 1837 | 1905 | 2108 | |
Tilty | 64 | 64 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 101 | 83 | 91 | 93 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 72 | |
Ugley | 304 | 299 | 329 | 318 | 381 | 450 | 404 | 356 | 401 | 398 | 305 | 335 | 384 | 378 | 447 | 423 | 358 | |
Wendens Ambo |
269 | 288 | 336 | 333 | 347 | 421 | 419 | 363 | 359 | 358 | 377 | 390 | 355 | 328 | 330 | 319 | 318 | |
Wendens Lofts |
no information | |||||||||||||||||
Wicken Bonhunt |
123 | 128 | 122 | 134 | 158 | 156 | 173 | 210 | 162 | 166 | 138 | 163 | 118 | 161 | 173 | 156 | 160 | |
Widdington | 340 | 315 | 367 | 386 | 377 | 447 | 409 | 386 | 377 | 412 | 342 | 352 | 371 | 339 | 364 | 329 | 400 | |
Wimbish | 709 | 769 | 809 | 921 | 983 | 1004 | 939 | 906 | 846 | 729 | 578 | 601 | 572 | 617 | 1382 | 1083 | 795 |
Uttlesford District: Grouped Age Structure re-organised into three bands
Year |
0 to 14 |
15 to 64 |
65 and up |
1851 | 17,606 | 27,087 | 2,704 |
1881 | 16,327 | 23,104 | 3,262 |
1891 | 14,795 | 22,551 | 3,449 |
1911 | 11,405 | 24,073 | 3,666 |
1931 | 8,441 | 24,295 | 4,474 |
1951 | 9,221 | 27,671 | 6,007 |
1971 | 13,074 | 33,984 | 7,590 |
1981 | 13,366 | 39,344 | 8,532 |
1991 | 12,726 | 44,062 | 9,341 |
2001 | 13,239 | 45,168 | 10,533 |
Uttlesford District: Total Population
Year | Population 10 years earlier | Total Population |
1801 | 32,054 | |
1811 | 32,054 | 33,308 |
1821 | 33,308 | 38,980 |
1831 | 38,980 | 42,253 |
1841 | 42,253 | 44,427 |
1851 | 44,427 | 47,421 |
1861 | 47,421 | 45,845 |
1871 | 45,845 | 44,269 |
1881 | 44,269 | 42,693 |
1891 | 42,693 | 40,796 |
1901 | 40,796 | 39,958 |
1911 | 39,958 | 39,140 |
1921 | 39,140 | 38,156 |
1931 | 38,156 | 37,208 |
1941 | 37,208 | 39,952 |
1951 | 39,952 | 42,899 |
1961 | 42,899 | 48,417 |
1971 | 48,417 | 54,648 |
1981 | 54,648 | 61,242 |
1991 | 61,242 | 66,128 |
2001 | 66,128 | 68,940 |
Ages : grouped by fertility | male | female |
Data for 1851 | ||
Fertile | 8,972 | 8,546 |
Other | 15,341 | 14,538 |
Data for 1881 | ||
Fertile | 6,753 | 7,191 |
Other | 14,689 | 14,060 |
Data for 1891 | ||
Fertile | 6,884 | 7,059 |
Other | 13,560 | 13,292 |
Data for 1911 | ||
Fertile | 7,926 | 7,498 |
Other | 11,990 | 11,730 |
Data for 1931 | ||
Fertile | 7,484 | 7,653 |
Other | 10,810 | 11,263 |
Data for 1951 | ||
Fertile | 8,873 | 8,825 |
Other | 12,148 | 13,053 |
Data for 1971 | ||
Fertile | 10,656 | 10,387 |
Other | 16,564 | 17,041 |
Data for 1981 | ||
Fertile | 12,872 | 12,258 |
Other | 17,621 | 18,491 |
Data for 1991 | ||
Fertile | 14,766 | 14,225 |
Other | 18,312 | 18,826 |
Data for 2001 | ||
Fertile | 13,799 | 13,454 |
Other | 20,554 | 21,133 |
Year | Change over 10 years |
1811 | 1,254 |
1821 | 5,672 |
1831 | 3,273 |
1841 | 2,174 |
1851 | 2,994 |
1861 | -1,576 |
1871 | -1,576 |
1881 | -1,576 |
1891 | -1,897 |
1901 | -838 |
1911 | -818 |
1921 | -984 |
1931 | -948 |
1941 | 2,744 |
1951 | 2,947 |
1961 | 5,518 |
1971 | 6,231 |
1981 | 6,594 |
1991 | 4,886 |
2001 | 2,812 |