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1881 Census of Scotland, Tables of Population, houses, rooms with windows in Scotland and its Islands on 4th April 1881, Table 3 : " Houses and Population in the Divisions and Civil Counties in 1871 and 1881. (Including Shipping)".
DIVISIONS AND CIVIL COUNTIES. | 1871. | 1881. | |||||||||||
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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 | 412,185 | 19,223 | 3,165 | 1,603,143 | 1,756,875 | 3,360,018 | 729,010 | 62,501 | 4,980 | 1,797,592 | 1,936,849 | 3,734,441 | |
DIVISIONS. | |||||||||||||
I. | NORTHERN | 24,343 | 656 | 109 | 57,803 | 69,388 | 127,191 | 24,488 | 989 | 138 | 57,180 | 66,777 | 123,957 |
II. | NORTH-WESTERN | 32,288 | 860 | 146 | 78,929 | 89,557 | 168,486 | 32,874 | 1,358 | 199 | 80,792 | 88,161 | 168,953 |
III. | NORTH-EASTERN | 63,334 | 2,295 | 430 | 187,138 | 207,955 | 395,093 | 79,159 | 3,597 | 492 | 200,408 | 218,960 | 419,368 |
IV. | EAST-MIDLAND | 79,686 | 4,835 | 479 | 257,059 | 299,956 | 557,015 | 120,097 | 8,993 | 484 | 277,721 | 321,974 | 599,695 |
V. | WEST-MIDLAND | 36,843 | 2,130 | 246 | 121,621 | 128,110 | 249,731 | 55,613 | 5,305 | 533 | 139,366 | 142,504 | 281,870 |
VI. | SOUTH-WESTERN | 88,311 | 3,611 | 941 | 579,741 | 603,354 | 1,183,095 | 271,263 | 31,600 | 1,550 | 682,257 | 702,633 | 1,384,890 |
VII. | SOUTH-EASTERN | 52,117 | 3,215 | 596 | 225,138 | 249,365 | 474,503 | 103,817 | 8,369 | 1,309 | 260,577 | 284,834 | 545,411 |
VIII. | SOUTHERN | 35,263 | 1,621 | 218 | 95,714 | 109,190 | 204,904 | 41,699 | 2,290 | 275 | 99,291 | 111,006 | 210,297 |
I. NORTHERN. | |||||||||||||
1 | SHETLAND | 5,667 | 178 | 11 | 13,103 | 18,505 | 31,608 | 5,444 | 278 | 20 | 12,656 | 17,053 | 29,709 |
2 | ORKNEY | 6,288 | 195 | 16 | 14,355 | 16,919 | 31,274 | 6,389 | 239 | 35 | 14,973 | 17,064 | 32,037 |
3 | CAITHNESS | 7,474 | 203 | 41 | 18,937 | 21,055 | 39,992 | 7,814 | 269 | 57 | 18,338 | 20,507 | 38,845 |
4 | SUTHERLAND | 4,914 | 80 | 41 | 11,408 | 12,909 | 24,317 | 4,841 | 203 | 26 | 11,213 | 12,153 | 23,366 |
II. NORTH WESTERN. | |||||||||||||
5 | ROSS AND CROMARTY | 15,713 | 436 | 65 | 38,050 | 42,905 | 80,955 | 15,652 | 715 | 85 | 37,007 | 41,532 | 78,539 |
6 | INVERNESS | 16,575 | 424 | 81 | 40,879 | 46,652 | 87,531 | 17,222 | 643 | 114 | 43,785 | 46,629 | 90,414 |
III. NORTH EASTERN. | |||||||||||||
7 | NAIRN | 2,029 | 89 | 10 | 4,786 | 5,439 | 10,225 | 2,077 | 110 | 15 | 4,975 | 5,479 | 10,454 |
8 | ELGIN (OR MORAY) | 8,452 | 399 | 35 | 20,292 | 23,320 | 43,612 | 8,618 | 420 | 72 | 20,700 | 23,060 | 43,760 |
9 | BANFF | 11,603 | 370 | 80 | 29,367 | 32,656 | 62,023 | 12,565 | 606 | 72 | 29,783 | 32,948 | 62,731 |
10 | ABERDEEN | 34,589 | 1,052 | 256 | 115,909 | 128,694 | 244,603 | 49,185 | 2,042 | 306 | 127,978 | 139,985 | 267,963 |
11 | KINCARDINE | 6,661 | 385 | 49 | 16,784 | 17,846 | 34,630 | 6,714 | 419 | 27 | 16,972 | 17,488 | 34,460 |
IV. EAST MIDLAND. | |||||||||||||
12 | FORFAR | 25,663 | 1,363 | 191 | 106,324 | 131,243 | 237,567 | 51,242 | 3,199 | 109 | 120,035 | 146,339 | 266,374 |
13 | PERTH | 22,134 | 1,329 | 97 | 60,663 | 67,105 | 127,768 | 25,629 | 1,784 | 140 | 61,516 | 67,469 | 128,985 |
14 | FIFE | 27,056 | 1,857 | 154 | 75,127 | 85,608 | 160,735 | 36,204 | 3,244 | 203 | 80,854 | 91,106 | 171,960 |
15 | KINROSS | 1,517 | 128 | 2 | 3,390 | 3,808 | 7,198 | 1,707 | 201 | 12 | 3,112 | 3,587 | 6,699 |
16 | CLACKMANNAN | 3,316 | 158 | 35 | 11,555 | 12,192 | 23,747 | 5,315 | 565 | 20 | 12,204 | 13,473 | 25,677 |
V. WEST MIDLAND. | |||||||||||||
17 | STIRLING | 13,275 | 723 | 80 | 48,215 | 50,003 | 98,218 | 21,984 | 1,891 | 200 | 56,100 | 56,337 | 112,437 |
18 | DUMBARTON | 7,638 | 425 | 63 | 28,857 | 30,000 | 58,857 | 14,259 | 1,238 | 191 | 37,311 | 38,016 | 75,327 |
19 | ARGYLL | 13,497 | 830 | 77 | 36,926 | 38,753 | 75,679 | 15,505 | 1,529 | 123 | 37,846 | 38,594 | 76,440 |
20 | BUTE | 2,433 | 152 | 26 | 7,623 | 9,354 | 16,977 | 3,865 | 647 | 19 | 8,109 | 9,557 | 17,666 |
VI. SOUTH WESTERN. | |||||||||||||
21 | RENFREW | 13,551 | 327 | 181 | 103,669 | 113,278 | 216,947 | 50,307 | 4,460 | 356 | 126,341 | 136,640 | 262,981 |
22 | AYR | 26,798 | 1,338 | 151 | 98,198 | 102,611 | 200,809 | 40,789 | 3,654 | 260 | 106,724 | 110,780 | 217,504 |
23 | LANARK | 47,962 | 1,946 | 609 | 377,874 | 387,465 | 765,339 | 180,167 | 23,486 | 934 | 449,192 | 455,213 | 904,405 |
VII. SOUTH EASTERN. | |||||||||||||
24 | LINLITHGOW | 6,255 | 533 | 31 | 20,855 | 20,110 | 40,965 | 8,420 | 803 | 73 | 22,436 | 20,762 | 43,198 |
25 | EDINBURGH | 27,856 | 1,404 | 442 | 153,892 | 174,487 | 328,379 | 72,677 | 5,493 | 1,006 | 183,669 | 205,308 | 388,977 |
26 | HADDINGTON | 7,179 | 652 | 57 | 18,076 | 19,695 | 37,771 | 8,133 | 1,043 | 45 | 18,766 | 19,706 | 38,472 |
27 | BERWICK | 6,491 | 399 | 27 | 17,414 | 19,072 | 36,486 | 6,795 | 523 | 39 | 16,937 | 18,446 | 35,383 |
28 | PEBBLES | 2,187 | 168 | 14 | 5,955 | 6,375 | 12,330 | 2,698 | 249 | 45 | 6,619 | 7,200 | 13,819 |
29 | SELKIRK | 2,149 | 59 | 25 | 8,946 | 9,626 | 18,572 | 5,094 | 258 | 101 | 12,150 | 13,412 | 25,562 |
VIII. SOUTHERN | |||||||||||||
30 | ROXBURGH | 7,421 | 305 | 58 | 23,523 | 25,884 | 49,407 | 10,208 | 501 | 76 | 25,427 | 28,018 | 53,445 |
31 | DUMFRIES | 13,646 | 682 | 81 | 34,815 | 39,993 | 74,808 | 15,656 | 835 | 109 | 35,956 | 40,168 | 76,124 |
32 | KIRKCUDBRIGHT | 7,457 | 377 | 47 | 19,497 | 22,362 | 41,859 | 8,400 | 502 | 35 | 19,796 | 22,330 | 42,126 |
33 | WIGT0WN | 6,739 | 257 | 32 | 17,879 | 20,951 | 38,830 | 7,435 | 452 | 55 | 18,112 | 20,490 | 38,602 |