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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 1,463 in 1801 to 349 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 291 males aged 20 and over, 83 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
LLANABER	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
LLAN ABER	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LLANABER INCLUDING BARMOUTH	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

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
MERIONETHSHIRE	Ancient County			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
DOLGELLY 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'.
ARDUDWY Hundred	Ancient District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
ARDUDWY IS ARTRO Cmt	Ancient District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
BARMOUTH	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'.
BARMOUTH USD	Sanitary District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.
DOLGELLAU RD	Local Government District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 101.
DOLGELLY RSD	Sanitary District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area and Population in Rural Sanitary Districts'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	ABERMO CP	Houses in 1901: 480.	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'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day) and County Council Naming Order
01 Apr 1934	was reduced to enlarge	ABERMO CP	Area: 549 acres. Population in 1931: 156.	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. 78189. The Merioneth Review Order, 1934

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ISMYNYDD Tn	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 96.
UWCH MYNYDD Tn	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 219.