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Dilwyn's population grew until it peaked in the mid 19th century. Since then there has been a steady decline which reflects the general trend of an exodus from the countryside to available employment in the towns and cities.

Dilwyn Population from 1801 to 2001

YEAR	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	OCCUPIED HOUSES
1801	433	413	846	N/A
1811	460	502	962	N/A
1821	503	523	1026	N/A
1831	502	533	1035	N/A
1841	530	530	1060	216
1851	560	552	1112	234
1861	548	521	1069	238
1871	523	576	1099	235
1881	514	532	1046	226
1891	525	537	1062	252
1901	480	478	958	234
1911	489	467	956	229
1921	433	443	876	214
1931	441	440	881	222
1951	448	374	822	224
1961	417	363	780	230
2001	271	387	758

The peak population was 1112 in 1851 (marked red).

With the parish covering 6400 acres, the average population density in 2001 was 0.12 persons per acre.
The average for England was 1.55 persons per acre - 13 times as dense.

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