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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.

Below is a table of the population totals for Dover.

1801

7,084

1871

28,506

1941

No Census

1811

9,074

1881

30,270

1951

32,215

1821

11,468

1891

33,300

1961

34,920

1831

11,924

1901

41,794

1971

34,315

1841

13,872

1911

43,645

1981

31,964

1851

20,929

1921

39,995

1991

31,450

1861

22,843

1931

41,281

2001

 

 


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