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• Total Population 1911 to 1951: Population fell from 430 in 1911 to 323 in 1951.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1951: In 1911, only 9.3 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1951 21.98 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1954: The highest rate recorded was 428.57 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1940, and the lowest was 0. in 1954.

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
CIVIL PARISH OF PENNAL	Preferred	English			1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Industries (condensed list) of Males and Females (exclusive of persons out of work)'.
ADMINISTERED BY MACHYNLLETH RD	Alternate	English		01 Apr 1955	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'.
AREA ADMINISTERED BY THE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MACHYNLLETH MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Alternate	English			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Tenements in the Occupation of Private Families. - Classified by Number of Rooms and by Numbers of Occupants, in each Administrative County and in the Aggregates of Urban Districts (exclusive of County Boroughs) and of Rural Districts; also in Urban Districts (other than County Boroughs) and in Rural Districts, 1911'.
CIVIL PARISH OF PENNAL ADMINISTERED BY RDC OF MACHYNLLETH MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Alternate	English			Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office)
CIVIL PARISH OF PENNAL ADMINISTERED BY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MACHYNLLETH MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Alternate	English			Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CP OF PENNAL ADMINISTERED BY RDC OF MACHYNLLETH MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Alternate	English			Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office)
PENNAL CIVIL PARISH	Alternate	English			1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Industries (Orders and Selected Units) and Status Aggregates. Occupied Males and Females aged 15 and over', for 'Urban Areas with population of less than 50,000, RD, NT'.
UNNAMED	Alternate	English			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'.
UNNAMED ADMINISTERED BY MACHYNLLETH RD	Alternate	English		01 Apr 1955	1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 8, 'Administrative Counties, Urban Districts and Rural Districts - Persons, Males and Females at each year of age under 21 and in quinquennial age-groups in each Administrative County (inclusive and exclusive of associated County Boroughs) and in the aggregates of Urban Districts, of County Boroughs and of Rural districts. Also Males and Females at these ages in each County Borough, Municipal Borough, other Urban District and Rural District, 1911'.
UNNAMED RD ADMINISTERED BY THE RDC OF MACHYNLLETH MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Alternate	English			1931 Census of England and Wales, Table C, 'Acreages and Census Populations of all areas as constituted at 30th June, 1934'.
UNNAMED RD ADMINISTERED BY THE RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MACHYNLLETH MONTGOMERYSHIRE	Alternate	English			1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was administered by	MACHYNLLETH RD	Local Government 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'.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MERIONETHSHIRE	Administrative County		1955	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'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1955	was abolished to create	DOLGELLAU RD	Comprising Pennal CP only. Area: 8814 acres.	1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary (between 8th April, 1951 and 23rd April, 1961)', for 'LAA, CP'.; M. of H. and LG Order No. 1519W. The County of Merioneth (Dolgelley R.D.) Confirmation Order, 1955

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
PENNAL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		01 Apr 1955	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'.