 Nowadays, the position of Town Warden is titular only, as the public face of the Town Estate at civic or ceremonial occasions.Melton Mowbray had 1766 inhabitants in 1801, which had increased by 1831 to 3327, in 1841 to 3740, by 1851 to 4434, and by 1861 to 4436.The Melton Mowbray official web site's About page lists the current (2009) population of the town as 25,276, and that of Melton Borough as 46,861.