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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population grew from 70 in 1801 to 42,084 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 18 males aged 20 and over, 10 were Agricultural Labourers.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
Y BARRI	Preferred	Welsh			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.
BARRY	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.
ABERBARRY	Alternate	Welsh			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GLAMORGAN	Ancient County			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.
CARDIFF RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BARRY AND CADOXTON USD	Sanitary District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
DINAS POWYS Hundred	Ancient District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.
GLAMORGAN Ldsp	Ancient District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.
ST NICHOLAS	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
Y BARRI UD/MB	Local Government District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 9.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
26 Mar 1896	was enlarged by the abolition of	CADOXTON AP/CP/Ch	Houses in 1901: 3210.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33652
26 Mar 1896	was enlarged by the abolition of	MERTHYR DOVAN CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 775.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 33652
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	PEN MARC AP/CP	Area: 23 acres. Population in 1931: 0.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77732. The Glamorgan Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934	was enlarged by gaining part of	PORTHCERI AP/CP	Area: 167 acres. Population in 1931: 34.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77732. The Glamorgan Review Order, 1934

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CADOXTON AP/CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 24.
CWMCIDI Ch	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 52.