The area of Broughton East has always had a generally small population with most people being farmers but the population was 534 by the 1870s and was nearly 1800 in 1890.
In 1881 the parish had  maintained a part of the population involved in agriculture with over 50 people being involved in it, a large number of people however, especially females worked in domestic service with over 200 females and 50 males.

There was boundary changes in the early 1900s which changed to size of the parish leaving the parish with a population of around 200 which has stay constant since.
The modern day parish is very different in terms of occupations compared with 1881 though.
Only 103 residents, just over half the population were in employment as of 2011.
Most of these jobs are in professional and managerial positions which together make up half the working population.
The area of Broughton East has always had a generally small population with most people being farmers but the population was 534 by the 1870s and was nearly 1800 in 1890. In 1881 the parish had  maintained a part of the population involved in agriculture with over 50 people being involved in it, a large number of people however, especially females worked in domestic service with over 200 females and 50 males.
There was boundary changes in the early 1900s which changed to size of the parish leaving the parish with a population of around 200 which has stay constant since. The modern day parish is very different in terms of occupations compared with 1881 though. Only 103 residents, just over half the population were in employment as of 2011. Most of these jobs are in professional and managerial positions which together make up half the working population.
Broughton East