Demographics
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1801 | 96,795 | — |
| 1811 | 124,741 | +28.9% |
| 1821 | 158,077 | +26.7% |
| 1831 | 192,228 | +21.6% |
| 1841 | 228,950 | +19.1% |
| 1851 | 270,197 | +18.0% |
| 1861 | 301,408 | +11.6% |
| 1871 | 332,619 | +10.4% |
| 1881 | 363,830 | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 376,500 | +3.5% |
| 1901 | 362,581 | −3.7% |
| 1911 | 349,184 | −3.7% |
| 1921 | 335,408 | −3.9% |
| 1931 | 322,212 | −3.9% |
| 1941 | 286,956 | −10.9% |
| 1951 | 255,558 | −10.9% |
| 1961 | 231,143 | −9.6% |
| 1971 | 209,097 | −9.5% |
| 1981 | 161,100 | −23.0% |
| 1991 | 181,489 | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 198,027 | +9.1% |
| Source: A Vision of Britain through time | ||
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth slowed: while many people were drawn in by new employment, others were made homeless by the new central London termini and construction of lines through the district. The population peaked at 376,500 in the 1890s when official efforts began to clear the overcrowded slums around St Pancras and Holborn.
After World War II, further suburban public housing projects were built to rehouse the many Londoners made homeless in the Blitz, and there was an exodus from London towards the new towns under the Abercrombie Plan for London (1944). As industry declined during the 1970s the population continued its decline, falling to 161,100 at the start of the 1980s. It has now begun to rise again with new housing developments on brownfield sites and the release of railway and gas work lands around Kings Cross.
The 2001 census gave Camden a population of 198,000, an undercount that was later revised to 202,600. The projected 2006 figure is 227,500.
On 20 May 1999, the Camden New Journal newspaper documented 'Two Camdens' syndrome as a high profile phenomenon differentiating the characteristics of education services in its constituencies. In 2006, Dame Julia Neuberger's book reported similar variation as a characteristic of Camden's children's health services. Her insider's view was corroboration - in addition to the 2001 "Inequalities" report by Director of Public Health Dr. Maggie Barker, of "stark contrasts in" health and education opportunities - of earlier similar Audit Commission findings and a verification/update of the 1999 CNJ report.
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