Orsett Parish :
Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 781 Show data context
1811 781 Show data context 936 Show data context
1821 936 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
1831 1,130 Show data context 1,274 Show data context
1841 1,274 Show data context 1,435 Show data context
1851 1,435 Show data context 1,592 Show data context
1881 1,595 Show data context 1,496 Show data context
1891 1,496 Show data context 1,379 Show data context
1901 1,379 Show data context 1,326 Show data context
1911 1,326 Show data context 1,452 Show data context
1921 1,452 Show data context 1,530 Show data context
1931 1,530 Show data context 1,771 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
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'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'
1921 1921 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part I, Table 3 , 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'

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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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orsett through time | Population Statistics | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 16th November 2025