List of counties of Wales by population in 1971

This is a list of historic counties of Wales, ordered by population as at the 1971 census.

Rank  | County  | Total population

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1 | Glamorgan | 1,258,738
2 | Monmouthshire | 462,172
3 | Denbighshire | 185,193
4 | Flintshire | 175,769
5 | Carmarthenshire | 162,568
6 | Caernarvonshire | 123,065
7 | Pembrokeshire | 98,973
8 | Anglesey | 59,756
9 | Cardiganshire | 54,877
10 | Breconshire | 53,381
11 | Montgomeryshire | 43,131
12 | Merionethshire | 35,329
13 | Radnorshire | 18,277

## References[edit]

* 1971 census

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