Rhayader The parish of St Harmon is a large
rural area of upland farms. In Victorian times the inhabitants
would have been mainly farmers, farm labourers and their families. Compare
this graph with those of other rural parishes in the area like Abbey Cwmhir
or Nantmel. Back to Rhayader population
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Population graphs
Census
figures for St Harmon parish
The actual
recorded figures for the population of the parish were:-
In
the year 1841 - 920 people
In the year 1851 - 858
In the year 1861 - 902
In the year 1871 - 924
In the year 1881 - 832
In the year 1891 - 731
In the year 1901 - 653
The parish was lucky in having a railway
built through it in mid-Victorian times giving it much
better connections than similar parishes nearby.
Is the overall trend the same?
Why do you think the population declined towards the end of Queen Victoria's
reign?
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