Merionethshire

Merionethshire Meirionnydd (Welsh)
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Area
• 1831	385,291 acres (1,559.22 km2)
• 1911/1961	422,372 acres (1,709.28 km2)
Population
• 1831	35,315[1]
• 1911	45,565
• 1961	38,310
Density
• 1831	0.1/acre
• 1911	0.1/acre
• 1961	0.1/acre
History
• Created	1284
• Succeeded by	Meirionnydd
Chapman code	MER
Government	Merionethshire County Council (1889–1974)
• HQ	Dolgellau
• Motto	Tra môr, tra Meirion (While the sea lasts, so shall Meirionnydd)
Coat of arms of Merionethshire County Council

Until 1974, Merionethshire or Merioneth (Welsh: Meirionnydd or Sir Feirionnydd) was an administrative county in the north-west of Wales, later classed as one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.