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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 591 in 1801 to 615 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 167 males aged 20 and over, 62 were Agricultural Labourers.

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
MURROES	Preferred	English			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
NUIRHOUSE	Alternate	English			Sydney. Hall, Black’s general atlas: a series of fifty-four maps from the latest and most authentic sources, engraved on steel, in the first style of the art (Edinburgh: A. and C. Black, 1840), p. Forfar map.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ANGUS	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
DUNDEE ScoCofC	Scottish County			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
04 Jun 1954	was reduced to create	DUNDEE		1961 Census of Scotland, Table 5, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1951-1961', for 'Areas changed'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (Dundee Corporation (Water Transport, Finance Etc.) Order 1954)

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.