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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 56,041 in 1801 to 62,201 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.91 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.26 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 116.08 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 95.76 in 1911.
• 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
MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 160.
MONTGOMERY	Alternate	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 160.
MONTGOMERYSH	Alternate	English			Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Administrative County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 160.
was preceded by	MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Ancient County	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 160.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WALES Dep	Country	1851	1930	M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 160.
WALES	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
FORDEN RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (144)
LLANFYLLIN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (214)
MACHYNLLETH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (223)
NEWTOWN AND LLANIDLOES RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (253)
RHOSGOCH AND C ElizPLPar	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1870	Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO)
FORDEN RSD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
LLANFYLLIN RSD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
LLANIDLOES USD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
MACHYNLLETH RSD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
NEWTOWN AND LLANIDLOES RSD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
NEWTOWN AND LLANLLWCHAIARN USD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
TOWYN USD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
WELSHPOOL USD	Sanitary District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.