Editing Trowbridge (section)

==Demography==
The first official census of 1801 showed Trowbridge having 5,799 inhabitants, which rose sharply to 9,545 in 1821. The population rose by less than 50% in the 130 years to 1951, compared to a considerably larger increase in the population of the country as a whole. From 1951 to 2011, the population increased by 133%.<ref name=cen>{{cite web|title=Census: Trowbridge|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Census?communityId=228|website=Wiltshire Community History|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref> Coinciding with this increase, a considerable conversion of arable fields and some riverside meadows to residential estates took place.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
|+ Census Population of Trowbridge (parish)<ref name="cen" /><ref name="census" />
! Year !! 1801 !! 1811 !! 1821 !! 1831 !! 1841 !! 1851 !! 1881 !! 1891
|-
! Population
| 5,799 || 6,075 || 9,545 || 10,863 || 11,050 || 11,148 || 11,040 || 11,717
|-
! Year !! 1901 !! 1911 !! 1921 !! 1931 !! 1951 !! 1961 !! 2001 !! 2011 !! 2021
|-
! Population
| 11,526 || 11,815 || 12,130 || 12,011 || 13,859 || 15,844 || 28,163 || 32,304 || 37,169
|}

According to the census in 2011, the ethnic breakdown of the population of Trowbridge parish was: White 94.8%, Mixed/multiple ethnic groups 1.9%, Asian/Asian British 1.5%, Black/African/Caribbean/Black British 1.1%, Other ethnic group 0.8%.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04011842 |title=Local Area Report for Trowbridge Parish |publisher=Nomis (Office for National Statistics) |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> The population of the built-up area, which includes [[Staverton, Wiltshire|Staverton]] and [[Hilperton]] parishes, was 39,409 in 2011 and was estimated to have grown to 43,719 by mid-2020.<ref name="citypop-bua">{{cite web |title=Trowbridge (E35000362)|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wiltshire/E35000362__trowbridge/ |website=City population |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>

In 2018 the [[Office for National Statistics]] estimated the population of the larger "community area" at 45,822, making Trowbridge the most populous area in Wiltshire (excluding Swindon), with [[Chippenham]] close behind in second place and [[Salisbury]] third.<ref name="pop20182">{{cite web |title=Community area population estimates |url=https://www.wiltshireintelligence.org.uk/population/small-area-populations/ |access-date=6 December 2019 |publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref> At the 2021 Census, the population of the "built-up area" – consisting of Trowbridge, [[Staverton, Wiltshire|Staverton]] and [[Hilperton]] parishes – was 43,744.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Trowbridge built-up area: population statistics, 2021 Census |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/wiltshire/E63005385__trowbridge/ |website=CityPopulation.de |date= |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref>