HC Deb 10 May 1927 vol 206 cc188-9
14. Mr. JOHNSTON

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can give the population in the six crofting counties for the last four census periods, each county given separately?

POPULATION OF CROFTING COUNTIES OF SCOTLAND, 1891–1921.
County. Census of
1921. 1911. 1901. 1891.
Argyll … … 76,862 70,902 73,642 75,003
Inverness … … 82,455 87,272 90,104 89,317
Ross and Cromarty … … 70,818 77,364 76,450 77,810
Sutherland … … 17,802 20,179 21,440 21,896
Caithness … … 28,285 32,010 33,870 37,177
Orkney … … 24,111 25,897 28,699 30,453
Shetland … … 25,520 27,911 28,166 28,711
Seven Counties … … 325,853 341,535 352,371 360,367
NOTE.—Populations are for the areas of the respective Counties as at the date specified.
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