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1871 Census of Scotland, Tables of the Number of the Population, of the families of children receiving education, of houses, and rooms with windows in Scotland and its Islands, on 3rd April 1871, Table 3 : " Houses and Population in the Divisions and Civil Counties in 1861 and 1871. (Including Shipping)".
DIVISIONS AND CIVIL COUNTIES. | 1861. | 1871. | |||||||||||
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HOUSES. | POPULATION. | HOUSES. | POPULATION. | ||||||||||
In- habited. | Vacant. | Build- ing. | Males. | Females. | Total. | In- habited. | Vacant. | Build- ing. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
SCOTLAND | 393,220 | 13,220 | 3,224 | 1,449,848 | 1,612,446 | 3,062,294 | 419,365 | 23,381 | 3,108 | 1,601,633 | 1,756,980 | 3,358,613 | |
DIVISIONS. | |||||||||||||
I. | NORTHERN | 23,964 | 364 | 225 | 58,881 | 71,541 | 130,422 | 24,315 | 822 | 117 | 57,492 | 69,060 | 126,552 |
II. | NORTH-WESTERN | 32,305 | 505 | 138 | 79,178 | 90,489 | 169,667 | 32,591 | 1,043 | 143 | 78,827 | 89,562 | 168,389 |
III. | NORTH-EASTERN | 60,708 | 1,667 | 441 | 174,152 | 194,485 | 368,637 | 63,645 | 2,665 | 389 | 187,075 | 208,004 | 395,079 |
IV. | EAST-MIDLAND | 76,164 | 3,269 | 537 | 242,447 | 279,675 | 522,122 | 80,702 | 5,899 | 458 | 256,445 | 300,084 | 556,529 |
V. | WEST-MIDLAND | 34,409 | 1,652 | 276 | 116,658 | 123,357 | 240,015 | 39,159 | 2,392 | 246 | 121,499 | 128,131 | 249,630 |
VI. | SOUTH-WESTERN | 84,336 | 2,932 | 851 | 484,602 | 523,496 | 1,008,098 | 89,818 | 4,604 | 916 | 579,461 | 603,482 | 1,182,943 |
VII. | SOUTH-EASTERN | 46,191 | 1,838 | 480 | 192,290 | 216,456 | 408,746 | 52,798 | 3,897 | 627 | 223,037 | 247,048 | 470,085 |
VIII. | SOUTHERN | 35,143 | 993 | 276 | 101,640 | 112,947 | 214,587 | 36,337 | 2,059 | 212 | 97,797 | 111,609 | 209,406 |
I. NORTHERN. | |||||||||||||
1 | SHETLAND | 5,517 | 75 | 15 | 13,053 | 18,617 | 31,670 | 5,740 | 220 | 10 | 13,080 | 18,525 | 31,605 |
2 | ORKNEY | 6,064 | 125 | 57 | 14,924 | 17,471 | 32,395 | 6,301 | 255 | 18 | 14,346 | 16,926 | 31,272 |
3 | CAITHNESS | 7,457 | 92 | 126 | 19,352 | 21,759 | 41,111 | 7,476 | 261 | 48 | 18,939 | 21,050 | 39,989 |
4 | SUTHERLAND | 4,926 | 72 | 27 | 11,552 | 13,694 | 25,246 | 4,798 | 86 | 41 | 11,127 | 12,559 | 23,686 |
II. NORTH WESTERN. | |||||||||||||
5 | ROSS AND CROMARTY | 15,728 | 264 | 60 | 38,023 | 43,383 | 81,406 | 15,932 | 514 | 65 | 38,029 | 42,880 | 80,909 |
6 | INVERNESS* | 16,577 | 241 | 78 | 41,155 | 47,106 | 88,261 | 16,659 | 529 | 78 | 40,798 | 46,682 | 87,480 |
III. NORTH EASTERN. | |||||||||||||
7 | NAIRN | 2,023 | 51 | 11 | 4,750 | 5,315 | 10,065 | 2,046 | 99 | 10 | 4,771 | 5,442 | 10,213 |
8 | ELGIN* | 8,135 | 268 | 77 | 20,217 | 23,105 | 43,322 | 8,564 | 459 | 29 | 20,278 | 23,320 | 43,598 |
9 | BANFF | 11,091 | 318 | 92 | 28,000 | 31,215 | 59,215 | 11,663 | 497 | 72 | 29,345 | 32,665 | 62,010 |
10 | ABERDEEN | 32,762 | 776 | 216 | 104,441 | 117,128 | 221,569 | 34,691 | 1,213 | 231 | 115,891 | 128,716 | 244,607 |
11 | KINCARDINE | 6,697 | 254 | 45 | 16,744 | 17,722 | 34,466 | 6,681 | 397 | 47 | 16,790 | 17,861 | 34,651 |
IV. EAST MIDLAND. | |||||||||||||
12 | FORFAR | 23,460 | 807 | 196 | 92,223 | 112,202 | 204,425 | 25,859 | 1,743 | 196 | 106,223 | 131,305 | 237,528 |
13 | PERTH | 22,035 | 893 | 158 | 63,428 | 70,072 | 133,500 | 22,387 | 1,608 | 79 | 60,592 | 67,149 | 127,741 |
14 | FIFE | 26,029 | 1,326 | 153 | 72,608 | 82,162 | 154,770 | 27,340 | 2,174 | 149 | 74,700 | 85,610 | 160,310 |
15 | KINROSS | 1,644 | 100 | 8 | 3,787 | 4,190 | 7,977 | 1,669 | 179 | 1 | 3,387 | 3,821 | 7,208 |
16 | CLACKMANNAN | 2,996 | 143 | 22 | 10,401 | 11,049 | 21,450 | 3,447 | 195 | 33 | 11,543 | 12,199 | 23,742 |
V. WEST MIDLAND. | |||||||||||||
17 | STIRLING | 12,271 | 578 | 68 | 45,135 | 46,791 | 91,926 | 14,315 | 921 | 71 | 48,160 | 50,019 | 98,179 |
18 | DUMBARTON | 5,893 | 359 | 69 | 25,387 | 26,647 | 52,034 | 8,043 | 462 | 63 | 28,817 | 30,022 | 58,839 |
19 | ARGYLL | 13,923 | 633 | 113 | 38,928 | 40,796 | 79,724 | 14,367 | 848 | 83 | 36,898 | 38,737 | 75,635 |
20 | BUTE | 2,322 | 82 | 26 | 7,208 | 9,123 | 16,331 | 2,434 | 161 | 29 | 7,624 | 9,353 | 16,977 |
VI. SOUTH WESTERN. | |||||||||||||
21 | RENFREW | 11,934 | 267 | 131 | 83,457 | 94,104 | 177,561 | 13,606 | 508 | 175 | 103,612 | 113,307 | 216,919 |
22 | AYR | 25,727 | 878 | 224 | 96,994 | 101,977 | 198,971 | 27,132 | 1,776 | 143 | 98,110 | 102,635 | 200,745 |
23 | LANARK | 46,675 | 1,787 | 496 | 304,151 | 327,415 | 631,566 | 49,080 | 2,320 | 598 | 377,739 | 387,540 | 765,279 |
VII. SOUTH EASTERN. | |||||||||||||
24 | LINLITHGOW | 5,392 | 166 | 37 | 19,868 | 18,777 | 38,645 | 6,507 | 672 | 30 | 21,074 | 20,117 | 41,191 |
25 | EDINBURGH | 24,162 | 802 | 308 | 126,390 | 147,607 | 273,997 | 28,437 | 1,871 | 482 | 153,821 | 174,514 | 328,335 |
26 | HADDINGTON | 6,802 | 429 | 46 | 17,854 | 19,780 | 37,634 | 7,322 | 684 | 57 | 18,060 | 19,710 | 37,770 |
27 | BERWICK | 6,385 | 303 | 57 | 17,423 | 19,190 | 36,613 | 6,534 | 428 | 24 | 17,406 | 19,068 | 36,474 |
28 | PEBBLES | 1,982 | 102 | 23 | 5,658 | 5,750 | 11,408 | 2,246 | 174 | 15 | 5,946 | 6,368 | 12,314 |
29 | SELKIRK | 1,468 | 36 | 9 | 5,097 | 5,352 | 10,449 | 1,752 | 68 | 19 | 6,730 | 7,271 | 14,001 |
VIII. SOUTHERN | |||||||||||||
30 | ROXBURGH | 7,757 | 221 | 77 | 26,782 | 27,337 | 54,119 | 7,869 | 368 | 59 | 25,703 | 28,262 | 53,965 |
31 | DUMFRIES | 13,192 | 373 | 93 | 35,674 | 40,204 | 75,878 | 13,833 | 810 | 77 | 34,782 | 40,012 | 74,794 |
32 | KIRKCUDBRIGHT | 7,326 | 233 | 66 | 19,789 | 22,706 | 42,495 | 7,705 | 491 | 47 | 19,479 | 22,373 | 41,852 |
33 | WIGT0WN | 6,868 | 166 | 40 | 19,395 | 22,700 | 42,095 | 6,930 | 390 | 29 | 17,833 | 20,962 | 38,795 |
* By Act 33 and 34 Vict. cap. 16, the whole of Abernethy and of Duthil were removed from the Civil County of Elgin and added to that of Inverness; while Cromdale was removed from Inverness and added to the Civil County of Elgin. The correction is made for 1861 in the above Table.