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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population grew from 6,831 in 1801 to 167,322 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 3,064 males aged 20 and over, 1,455 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ABERTAWE	Preferred	Welsh			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 199.
SWANSEA	Preferred	English			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 199.

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. 199.
SWANSEA 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'.
GWYR Cmt	Ancient District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 199.
LLANDEILO TALYBONT	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
LLANGAFELACH	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'.
SWANSEA AD_Town/Borough	Ancient District			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SWANSEA	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'.
SWANSEA CB	Local Government District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 199.
SWANSEA Hundred	Ancient District			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 199.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1918	was enlarged by the abolition of	CLAS CP/Tn	Area: 2035 acres. Population in 1921: 4994.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 6) Act, 1918
09 Nov 1918	was enlarged by the abolition of	LLANSAMLET CP/AP	Area: 5393 acres. Population in 1921: 7970.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 6) Act, 1918
09 Nov 1918	was enlarged by the abolition of	PENDERI CP/Hmlt	Area: 1319 acres. Population in 1921: 2804.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; LGB Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 6) Act, 1918

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HAFODESTYLL Tn	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 86.
PENYRHEOL Tn	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 179.
ST JOHN NEAR SWANSEA CP/Ch/AP	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 65.
ST THOMAS CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 196.
SWANSEA HIGHER PA	Parish-level Unit			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SWANSEA HIGHER AND LOWER PA	Parish-level Unit			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
SWANSEA LOWER PA	Parish-level Unit			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SWANSEA TOWN PA/Tn	Parish-level Unit			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
Y COCYD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 46.
Y WIG Tn	Parish-level Unit			M. Richards, Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1969), p. 223.