The building of the Barracks (completed 1881) had a dramatic effect on Whittington’s population figures

• 1801  611
• 1817  602
• 1831  766
• 1841  809
• 1861  819 (including Huddlesford)
• 1871  869 (including Huddlesford)
• 1881  2,009 (including Huddlesford and 982 at the Barracks)
• 1891  2,033 (including Huddlesford; 1,163 in the barracks)
• 1901  2,392 (including Huddlesford; 1,521 in the barracks)
• 1911   3,409
• 1931  2,731
• 1991  2,350
• 2001 2,591
• 2011  2,603

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