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Available Themes

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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We have created these time series for the modern local authority area by using a Geographical Information System to re-district statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.

Preferred Name:
NA H EILEANAN AN IAR
Unit Type:
District/Unitary Authority
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10056639
Authorities:
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WESTERN ISLES Official English   7-NOV-1998 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
NA H EILEANAN AN IAR Preferred Gaelic, Scottish 7-NOV-1998   Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
WESTERN ISLES COUNCIL Alternate English   7-NOV-1998 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR Alternate Gaelic, Scottish 7-NOV-1998   Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
EILEAN SIAR Alternate Gaelic, Scottish     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00RJ Code: Office for National Statistics English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

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
SCOTLAND Dep Country     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

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

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Na H Eileanan An Iar District through time | Census tables with data for the District/Unitary Authority, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056639

Date accessed: 30th October 2024