List of historic counties of Wales by area in 1891

This is a list of the historic counties of Wales as recorded by the 1891 census, ordered by their area.

RankCountyArea (acres)1 Carmarthenshire 587,816 (2,378 km2)2 Glamorgan 516,959 (2,092 km2)3 Montgomeryshire 510,111 (2,064 km2)4 Brecknockshire 475,224 (1,923 km2)5 Cardiganshire 440,630 (1,783 km2)6 Merionethshire 427,810 (1,731 km2)7 Denbighshire 423,477 (1,713 km2)8 Pembrokeshire 395,151 (1,599 km2)9 Caernarfonshire 361,097 (1,461 km2)10 Monmouthshire 341,688 (1,382 km2)11 Radnorshire 301,164 (1,218 km2)12 Anglesey 175,836 (711 km2)13 Flintshire 164,050 (663 km2)

References 1891 census