according to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 100, increasing to 107 in 42 households at the 2011 census. this represents a decline from the population of 1851; historical population figures are 126 (1801), 173 (1851), 132 (1901) and 167 (1951). the population density was 0.2 persons/hectare in 2011, well below the average of 3.2 persons/hectare for cheshire east.