A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 88 : " Proportion per 1,000 persons aged 3 years and over in respect of whom Language Statements were returned".
Total Welsh Speakers. | Welsh only. | Both English and Welsh. | English only. | Total English speakers. | |||||||
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1921. | 1911. | 1921. | 1911. | 1921. | 1911. | 1921. | 1911. | 1921. | 1911. | ||
Wales and Monmouth | 387 | 447 | 66 | 87 | 321 | 360 | 613 | 553 | 934 | 913 | |
Counties: | |||||||||||
Anglesey | 878 | 913 | 321 | 373 | 557 | 540 | 122 | 87 | 679 | 627 | |
Cardigan | 868 | 912 | 276 | 348 | 592 | 564 | 132 | 88 | 724 | 652 | |
Carmarthen | 845 | 864 | 169 | 209 | 676 | 655 | 155 | 136 | 831 | 791 | |
Merioneth | 843 | 921 | 305 | 374 | 538 | 547 | 157 | 79 | 695 | 626 | |
Carnarvon | 765 | 875 | 267 | 364 | 498 | 511 | 235 | 125 | 733 | 636 | |
Denbigh | 510 | 576 | 90 | 103 | 420 | 473 | 490 | 424 | 910 | 897 | |
Montgomery | 433 | 453 | 91 | 108 | 342 | 345 | 567 | 547 | 909 | 892 | |
Brecknock | 399 | 421 | 48 | 57 | 351 | 364 | 601 | 579 | 952 | 943 | |
Flint | 350 | 432 | 25 | 35 | 325 | 397 | 650 | 568 | 975 | 965 | |
Glamorgan | 331 | 393 | 23 | 32 | 308 | 361 | 669 | 607 | 977 | 968 | |
Pembroke | 314 | 332 | 60 | 79 | 254 | 253 | 686 | 668 | 940 | 921 | |
Radnor | 66 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 61 | 54 | 934 | 945 | 995 | 999 | |
Monmouth | 66 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 64 | 96 | 934 | 900 | 998 | 996 | |
Large Towns: | |||||||||||
Aberdare U.D. | 590 | 652 | 46 | 66 | 544 | 586 | 410 | 348 | 954 | 934 | |
Rhondda U.D. | 488 | 562 | 32 | 45 | 456 | 517 | 512 | 438 | 968 | 955 | |
Merthyr Tydfil C.B | 425 | 511 | 24 | 36 | 401 | 475 | 575 | 489 | 976 | 964 | |
Swansea C.B | 291 | * | 17 | * | 274 | * | 709 | * | 983 | * | |
Cardiff, City of, C.B. | 52 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 68 | 948 | 930 | 997 | 998 | |
Newport C.B. | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 979 | 973 | 1000 | 1000 |
* Figures not available.