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London Urbanized Area:
Historical Estimated Population & Density

Urbanized Area Population Square Miles Density Per KM2
1680 450,000 4.0 112,500 43,436
1720 600,000 5.5 109,091 42,120
1770 700,000 7.0 100,000 38,610
1801 950,000 9.5 100,000 38,610
1821 1,350,000 15 90,000 34,749
1841 1,900,000 24 79,167 30,566
1901 5,000,000 110 45,455 17,550
1951 8,100,000 458 17,686 6,828
2001 8,279,000 627 13,203 5,098
Urbanized land area estimated for 1720-1901 based upon street maps
2001: Office of National Statistics

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