I wonder if this would be of use to any Kidderminster researchers
Population1086 300 estimated
1575 1200 "
1608 1500 "
1647 2200 "
1685 3000 "
1735 3310 "
1755 4000 "
1772 5190 "
1793 6200 "
1801 - 6110, 1811 - 8038, 1821 - 10709, 1831 - 14981, 1841 - 17500, 1851 - 20852,
1861 - 15399, 1871 - 19473, 1881 - 24270, 1891 - 24803, 1901 - 24681, 1911 - 27544 &
1920 was estimated at 20000
the years 1801n - 1911 are the corect population
I got this info from a book I purchased at the last midland Fam Hist Fair held at the Worcester Rugby Club in AUG this year
All the very best
Phil
Weston-super-Mare
ps it also gives the unemployment figures 1923 - 1939