Population of the district according to the Census of 1901, 113,735 .

I.-Number of Churches, 8.

Chapels 1905						Sunday Schools 1905
Name	Sittings	Elders	Communicants	Adherents	Adherents In Average Attendance	Teachers	Scholars under 15	Scholars over 15
1. Porth	550	10	247	550	200	29	231	85
2. Llwynypia	400	7	112	336	336	15	82	85
3. Ystrad	250	5	22	150	150	7	50	40
4. Treherbert	250	5	146	100	100	9	60	90
5. Tylorstown	350	7	101	400	250	13	185	62
6. Ferndale	450	5	163	300	120	15	100	50
7. Ton Pentre	430	8	246	500	150	19	149	110
8. Ponytygwaith	150	-	29	150	50	7	40	30
Total	2830	47	1066	2486	1356	114	897	552