1871 United Kingdom census

The United Kingdom Census 1871 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland carried out on Sunday 2 April 1871.^[1] It added the categories of "lunatic" to those recorded as infirm.^[2]

Census 1871
← 1861 2 April 1871 1881 →
General information
Country	United Kingdom

The total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 26,072,036.^[3]

See also

• Census in the United Kingdom
• List of United Kingdom censuses

References

1. "Census records". The National Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. 1801-1901. Office for National Statistics. Archived by The National Archives 28 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
3. "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census". FindMyPast. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

Preceded by 1861	UK census 1871	Succeeded by 1881