The first UK census in 1801 recorded the total population of the then parish (which included Harmby and Bellerby) at 655, and the highest recorded population total was in the 1831 census at 848 residents.
The first UK census in 1801 recorded the total population at 655. By 1881 the population fell to a total of 200, with the highest recorded population total in the 1831 census at 848 residents.