© www.dover-kent.co.uk 2022
Dover: Lock and Key of the Kingdom
Dover Census
The census of population has been carried out every 10 years since 1801. The only exception to this was during the Second World War
when the 1941 Census did not take place.
In 1903 River was incorporated into the Borough of Dover and included in the totals after that.
In 1971 the Borough of Dover became part of Dover District Council and the boundaries changed. For the figures from 1981 I have
tried to approximate as closely to the old Borough figures by adding the population figures of the town wards of Dover to the figures
for River.
Below are the population totals for Dover.
tried to approximate as closely to the old Borough figures by adding the population figures of the town wards of Dover to the figures
for River.
Below are the population totals for Dover.
1801 - 7,084
1811 - 9,074
1821 - 11,468
1831 - 11,924
1841 - 13,872
1851 - 20,929
1861 - 22,843
1871 - 28,506
1881 - 30,270
1891 - 33,300
1901 - 41,794
1911 - 43,645
1921 - 39,995
1931 - 41,281
1941 - No Census
1951 - 32,215
1961 - 34,920
1971 - 34,315
1981 - 31,964
1991 - 31,450
2001 - 31,931
2011 - 35,950
