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Census statistics 1801-2001 Devon parishes S
Draft. This table was prepared on a special project and has not been verified in detail. In particular, populations have not been located for all census years for some parishes. Please report any omissions and corrections.
Parishes:
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F-G,
H,
I-J,
K,
L,
M,
N-O,
P-Q,
R,
S,
T,
U-V,
W-Z.
| Parish/year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| St Giles-in-the-Wood | 547 | 566 | 786 | 894 | 915 | 964 | 962 | 977 | 906 | 778 | 623 | 539 | 522 | 492 | 455 | 414 | 432 | 478 | 529 | 566 |
| St Giles-on-the-Heath | 187 | 273 | 301 | 357 | 375 | 354 | | | | 626 | 258 | 279 | 233 | 237 | 202 | 252 | 375 | 426 | 578 | 617 |
| St Leonard | 133 | 167 | 206 | 467 | 1129 | 1499 | 1643 | 1712 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Leonard | Later figures included in Exeter |
| St Marychurch | 801 | 909 | 1005 | 1204 | 1668 | 2293 | 3231 | 4626 | 5970 | 6653 | 6576 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Marychurch | Later figures included in Torquay |
| St Thomas | 2189 | 2538 | 3245 | 4203 | 4301 | 4577 | 4533 | 5156 | 6115 | 8245 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Thomas | Later figures included in Exeter |
| Salcombe | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | 2199 | 2384 | 2579 | 2549 | 2496 | 2374 | 2207 | 1893 |
| Salcombe | Civil parish formed in 1894. Earlier figures under Malborough |
| Salcombe Regis | See also Sidmouth |
| Sampford Courtenay | 960 | 971 | 1017 | 1217 | 1239 | 1143 | 991 | 1095 | 892 | 866 | 802 | 759 | 731 | 693 | 723 | 707 | 686 | 703 | 534 | 509 |
| Sampford Courtenay | Includes Honeychurch. Prior to 1931 Honeychurch separate parish |
| Sampford Peverell | 763 | 894 | 739 | 787 | 857 | 855 | 720 | 784 | 653 | 635 | 612 | 613 | 572 | 630 | 669 | 711 | 785 | 937 | 1106 | 1225 |
| Sampford Spiney | 205 | 319 | 333 | 366 | 443 | 522 | 565 | 447 | 408 | 454 | 478 | 426 | 398 | 381 | 120 | 124 | 126 | 149 | 151 | 125 |
| Sandford | 1742 | 1720 | 1906 | 2011 | 1998 | 1970 | 1842 | 1630 | 1485 | 1347 | 1248 | 157 | 961 | 1034 | 1024 | 982 | 1061 | 1159 | 1256 | 1280 |
| Satterleigh and Warkleigh | 355 | 382 | 323 | 341 | 352 | 394 | 776 | 708 | 318 | 281 | 275 | 289 | 284 | 240 | 173 | 175 | 171 | 190 | 190 | 166 |
| Satterleigh and Warkleigh | were separate parishes prior to 1931 |
| Seaton | 1497 | 1524 | 1745 | 1803 | 1996 | 2047 | 1966 | 2155 | 2343 | 2339 | 2443 | | 2295 | 2349 | 2903 | 3445 | 4139 | 4974 | 6263 | 6798 |
| Seaton | The 1801 figure includes Beer |
| Shaldon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1628 |
| Shaldon | See also Teignmouth |
| Shaugh Prior | 480 | 485 | 551 | 570 | 698 | 554 | 570 | 615 | 697 | 714 | 783 | 1711 | 853 | 864 | 900 | 959 | 799 | 865 | 780 | 751 |
| Shebbear | 744 | 738 | 1006 | 1179 | 1160 | 1151 | 332 | 316 | 918 | 845 | 840 | 802 | 786 | 656 | 599 | 589 | 949 | 664 | 1064 | 858 |
| Sheepstor | 99 | 84 | 129 | 154 | 127 | 126 | 98 | 108 | 90 | 100 | 95 | 83 | 91 | 77 | 76 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 48 | 53 |
| Sheepwash | 348 | 378 | 436 | 446 | 497 | 525 | 527 | 462 | 415 | 370 | 326 | 284 | 261 | 273 | 238 | 240 | 233 | 209 | 215 | 254 |
| Sheldon | 128 | 140 | 186 | 158 | 190 | 177 | 180 | 174 | 140 | 128 | 120 | 117 | 124 | 109 | 83 | 109 | 124 | 160 | 188 | 167 |
| Sherford | 380 | 366 | 429 | 511 | 450 | 523 | 404 | 409 | 401 | 364 | 342 | 322 | 305 | 268 | 253 | 258 | 244 | 217 | - | |
| Shillingford St George | 71 | 60 | 70 | 89 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 51 | 72 | 108 | 212 | 257 | 238 | 430 | 382 |
| Parish/year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Shirwell | 513 | 533 | 645 | 688 | 686 | 725 | 609 | 525 | 408 | 370 | 338 | 351 | 304 | 294 | 352 | 359 | 346 | 343 | 392 | 333 |
| Shobrooke | 686 | 724 | 737 | 644 | 787 | 812 | 630 | 626 | 689 | 632 | 557 | 587 | 527 | 498 | 408 | 375 | 404 | 438 | 489 | 540 |
| Shute | 558 | 584 | 593 | 617 | 683 | 597 | 620 | 747 | 579 | 444 | 461 | 440 | 440 | 428 | 526 | 590 | 594 | 588 | 188 | 589 |
| Sidbury | See also Sidmouth |
| Sidmouth | 1252 | 1688 | 2747 | 3126 | 3309 | 3441 | 3353 | 3360 | 3475 | 3758 | 5744 | 5612 | 5668 | 8496 | 10408 | 10890 | 12076 | 12446 | 13196 | 13135 |
| Sidmouth | Includes Salcombe Regis and Sidbury |
| Silverton | 1236 | 1231 | 1308 | 1389 | 1384 | 1376 | 1260 | 1288 | 1266 | 1225 | 1188 | 1141 | 1128 | 1129 | 1274 | 1243 | 1477 | 1675 | 1753 | 1905 |
| Slapton | 558 | 572 | 689 | 665 | 726 | 706 | 681 | 640 | 618 | 603 | 527 | 539 | 500 | 443 | 427 | 460 | 502 | 581 | 456 | 473 |
| Sourton | 450 | 484 | 564 | 625 | 732 | 615 | 543 | 532 | 514 | 448 | 403 | 354 | 384 | 400 | 399 | 408 | 348 | 381 | 435 | 406 |
| South Brent | 1032 | 1230 | 1401 | 1248 | 1237 | 1203 | 1205 | 1449 | 1298 | 1580 | 1360 | 1624 | 1601 | 1550 | 1851 | 1803 | 1876 | 2177 | 2831 | 2847 |
| South Huish | 286 | 313 | 383 | 357 | 368 | 382 | 346 | 354 | 2434 | 2160 | 227 | 318 | 419 | 405 | 422 | 472 | 536 | 537 | 596 | 560 |
| Southleigh | 237 | 246 | 327 | 320 | 357 | 321 | 331 | 319 | 274 | 257 | 157 | 196 | 171 | 159 | 147 | 167 | 156 | 203 | 212 | 193 |
| South Milton | 302 | 325 | 356 | 415 | 475 | 414 | 363 | 360 | 349 | 335 | 287 | 332 | 436 | 378 | 403 | 324 | 388 | 403 | 400 | 408 |
| South Molton | 2753 | 2739 | 3314 | 3826 | 4274 | 4482 | 3830 | 3978 | 3340 | 3126 | 2892 | 2742 | 2818 | 2832 | 3125 | 2993 | 2975 | 3599 | 4100 | 4093 |
| South Pool | 412 | 433 | 493 | 567 | 555 | 486 | 413 | 422 | 395 | 346 | 296 | 257 | 256 | 247 | 274 | 237 | 258 | 232 | 400 | 152 |
| South Tawton | 1538 | 1516 | 1878 | 1937 | 1871 | 1758 | | | 1254 | 1264 | 1079 | 1173 | 1154 | 1182 | 1272 | 1260 | 1333 | 1278 | 1177 | 1231 |
| South Tawton | Includes South Zeal |
| South Zeal | See also South Tawton |
| Sowton | 318 | 261 | 339 | 391 | 382 | 361 | 382 | 398 | 465 | 450 | 374 | 446 | 432 | 431 | 464 | 425 | 566 | 663 | 664 | 639 |
| Sparkwell | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | - | | - | 1007 | 960 | 1043 | 1246 |
| Sparkwell | Newly constituted area -due to large changes in Plymouth boundaries |
| Spreyton | 333 | 400 | 398 | 423 | 404 | 384 | 358 | 418 | 383 | 388 | 360 | 353 | 388 | 287 | 300 | 267 | 280 | 291 | 289 | 295 |
| Starcross | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1780 |
| Starcross | See also Kenton |
| Staverton | 1053 | 1001 | 1042 | 1055 | 1069 | 1152 | 949 | 876 | 734 | 676 | 663 | 668 | 626 | 629 | 649 | 612 | 551 | 641 | 689 | 717 |
| Sticklepath | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 405 |
| Stockland | 988 | 1045 | 1147 | 1206 | 1328 | 1164 | 1123 | 1080 | 876 | 821 | 772 | 702 | 731 | 684 | 703 | 625 | 610 | 705 | 634 | 655 |
| Stockland | Transferred from Dorset 1842 |
| Parish/year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Stockleigh English | 116 | 128 | 127 | 144 | 161 | 126 | 114 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Stockleigh Pomeroy | 196 | 212 | 226 | 238 | 258 | 221 | 188 | 173 | 174 | 169 | 164 | 160 | 140 | 118 | 130 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 121 |
| Stoke Canon | 254 | 285 | 337 | 446 | 490 | 480 | 452 | 445 | 426 | 363 | 383 | 380 | 360 | 366 | 326 | 336 | 721 | 690 | 662 | 660 |
| Stoke Dameral | See also Plymouth |
| Stoke Fleming | 578 | 620 | 686 | 725 | 736 | 707 | 661 | 735 | 681 | 664 | 708 | 592 | 602 | 630 | 673 | 683 | 959 | 989 | 1012 | 1012 |
| Stoke Gabriel | 531 | 572 | 638 | 718 | 691 | 718 | 622 | 684 | 624 | 618 | 565 | 591 | 570 | 699 | 867 | 967 | 1223 | 1202 | 1273 | 1205 |
| Stoke-in-Teignhead | 574 | 669 | 610 | 621 | 591 | 633 | 628 | 621 | 517 | 511 | 614 | 461 | 469 | 574 | 554 | 511 | 532 | 623 | 636 | 707 |
| Stokenham | 1301 | 1273 | 1487 | 1609 | 1619 | 1603 | 1566 | 1628 | 1793 | 1545 | 1403 | 1374 | 1366 | 1217 | 1307 | 1314 | 1543 | 1741 | 1955 | 1949 |
| Stoke Rivers | 225 | 237 | 291 | 270 | 299 | 276 | 242 | 208 | 197 | 199 | 174 | 193 | 160 | 154 | 143 | 128 | 114 | 169 | 155 | 156 |
| Stoodleigh | 355 | 434 | 466 | 524 | 513 | 499 | 499 | 521 | 440 | 398 | 381 | 389 | 320 | 300 | 265 | 278 | 297 | 274 | 323 | 298 |
| Stowford | 235 | 339 | 394 | 463 | 647 | 576 | 471 | 466 | 392 | 326 | 323 | 299 | 314 | 289 | 277 | 266 | 247 | 246 | 274 | 282 |
| Strete | - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | - | 292 | 346 | 372 | 445 | 511 | 520 |
| Sutcombe | 330 | 320 | 405 | 491 | 523 | 488 | 441 | 420 | 342 | 351 | 351 | 285 | 283 | 280 | 238 | 245 | 211 | 201 | 263 | 299 |
| Swimbridge | 1082 | 1150 | 1374 | 1511 | 1746 | 1738 | 1532 | 1422 | 1218 | 1171 | 1106 | 1089 | 1033 | 961 | 1024 | 910 | 940 | 1128 | 1402 | 1327 |
| Sydenham Damerel | 199 | 214 | 288 | 296 | 369 | 466 | 603 | 509 | 469 | 351 | 312 | 271 | 236 | 221 | 235 | 168 | 152 | 157 | 248 | 259 |
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