| Census figures for Rhayader parish | ||
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| The actual recorded figures for the population of the parish were:- | ||
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the year 1841 - 742 people In the year 1851 - 829 In the year 1861 - 846 In the year 1871 - 802 In the year 1881 - 890 In the year 1891 - 788 In the year 1901 - 1215 |
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| The parish
of Rhayader includes the town and a little land around it. Because it was
the only town in the area and was a market
and a base for local tradesmen, the
population remained roughly the same except for the big change at the end
of Queen Victoria's reign. Compare this graph with those of other parishes in the area. Is the overall trend the same? Why do you think the population went up so dramatically in the 1890s? . |
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