its peak of 520 in 1861. From then, the great depression in agriculture caused an exodus from the villages to the towns. Hargrave's population decreased to 264 by 1931, and has remained approximately the same since. There has been a marked change in the occupations of the residents of the village. Two hundred years ago, 86 people from 64 families were engaged in agriculture, and in 1931, 77% of the families were similarly employed. Today, less than one tenth of its residents are employed on the farms in the village. More than double that number are employed outside the village in retail and services industries, and in public sector and local government occupations. Almost three-quarters of its working residents commute to their place of work. Demography According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the 2001 United Kingdom census, Hargrave had a population of 273 with 110 households. increasing to a population of 310 in 120 households at the 2011 census. Population change Location grid References External links onesuffolk website St Edmund's Church Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Borough of St Edmundsbury