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Until the first census of 1801 there is no national record of population size. Estimates have to be made by reference to other records, and the use of various methods of extrapolating from these data.

These include Muster Rolls, and Parish Records such as Baptisms and Burials.

The population of Hungerford is estimated to have been as follows:

1522 (Muster Rolls)         c500-700
16th century:                     741 (see Margaret Yates, "Town & Countryside in Western
                                                       Berkshire, c1327-c1600", p 74)

1650 (Parish Registers)   1,000

From censuses:
1801                                1,987
1811                                1,693
1821                                2,025
1831                                2,283
1841                                2,323
1851                                2,696
1861                                2,551
1871                                2,699
1881                                2,560
1891                                2,513
1901                                2,513

2001                                5,999

See also:
- 1841 Census - List of Heads of Household in High Street
- 1841 Census - "Parsons Lane" and "Church Green" (ie Parsonage Lane and The Croft)
- Census 1851 (part only)
- Hungerford Census 1841 (part)
- Hungerford Census 1851 (part)
- Hungerford Census 1861 (part)
- Hungerford Census 1871 (part)
- Hungerford Census 1881 (part)

Updated: 14.9.2010

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