The population of the district has varied considerably over the years as can be seen from the following details extracted from ‘The History of the Family of Dallas’ by the late James Dallas, FLS, Oxford
Year Number Year Number Year Number
1738 700 1831 1153 1881 930
1778 915 1841 1179 1891 860
1801 888 1851 1226 1901 738
1811 871 1861 1229 1911 655
1821 1015 1871 1061 1961 421
In 1861 there were 227 separate families. There were 206 inhabited and 13 uninhabited houses in the parish.
