Demography
| Census population of the chapelry/civil parish of Westhoughton | ||||||||||
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| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
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| Sources: (a) Pauline Tatton: Local population statistics. (b) Westhoughton USD: Total Population. | ||||||||||
| Cenus population of the urban district of Westhoughton | ||||||||||
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| Year | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 † | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | ||
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| Source: Westhoughton UD: Total Population. | ||||||||||
† The 1939 population is estimated from the National Registration Act figures. The 1941 census did not take place because of the Second World War.
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