Talk:Crook, County Durham

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The present population of the town is approximately 15,000. Unemployment now stands at about 20%. With the development of coal mining, the local population increased dramatically: according to the national Census Returns, the population of Crook was 176 in 1811, 538 in 1841, 5,800 in 1861 and 11,098 in 1881.

According to DCC's census website it is 8,296 (see page 10 of [1]

Pit-yacker 22:30, 6 April 2006 (UTC)