Demography
The Somerton parish had a population of 4,706 as of 2002. In the 1801 census the population of the town was 1,145. The population had risen to 2,140 in 1851 and then suddenly dropped to 1,917 ten years later. It was not until 1961 that the population of Somerton had risen above its former population in 1851, over a century ago.
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