HC Deb 04 May 1911 vol 25 cc732-3W
Mr. EUGENE WASON

asked the Lord Advocate whether he is yet in a position to say what is the population of each county in Scotland, according to the recent Census, with the increase or decrease as compared with 1901.

POPULATION OF SCOTLAND AND OF THE CIVIL COUNTIES IN 1901 AND 1911.
(Preliminary Report.)
Population, 1901. Population, 1911. Increase. Decrease.
Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Actual. Per cent. Actual. Per cent.
Scotland 2,173,755 2,298,349 4,472,103 2,307,672 2,451,849 4,759,521 287,418 6.4 — —
I. Northern.
1. Shetland 12,413 15,753 28,166 12,588 15,323 27,911 — — 255 0.9
2. Orkney 11,027 14,672 28,699 12,250 13,646 25,896 — — 2,803 9.8
3. Caithness 16,072 17,798 33,870 15,160 16,848 32,008 — — 1,862 5.5
4. Sutherland 10,445 10,995 21,440 9,849 10,331 20,180 — — 1,260 5.9
II. North-Western
5. Ross & Cromarty 36,253 40,197 76,450 38,757 38,596 77,353 903 1.2 — —
6. Inverness 43,762 46,342 90,104 42,463 44,807 87,270 — — 2,834 3.1
III. North-Eastern.
7. Nairn 4,415 4,876 9,291 4,330 4,989 9,319 28 0.3 — —
8. Elgin (or Moray) 21,101 23,699 44,800 20,492 22,935 43,427 ․ ․ 1,373 3.1
9. Banff 29,359 32,129 61,488 29,760 31,642 61,402 ․ ․ 86 0.1
10. Aberdeen 144,836 159,603 304,439 116,570 164,780 311,350 6,911 2.2 ․ ․
11. Kincardine 20,079 20,844 40,923 19,755 21,252 41,007 84 0.2 — —
IV. East-Midland.
12. Forfar 127,695 156,187 284,082 126,644 154,771 281,415 — — 2,667 0.9
13. Perth 58,060 65,223 123,283 58,359 65,980 124,339 1,056 0.9 — —
14. Fife 105,124 113,716 218,840 132,201 135,593 267,794 48,954 22.4 — —
15. Kinross 3,342 3,639 6,981 3,617 3,911 7,528 547 7.8 — —
16. Clackmannan 15,195 16,834 32,029 14,656 16,465 31,121 — — 908 2.8
V. West-Midland.
17. Stirling 72,773 69,518 142.291 82,345 78,658 161,003 18,712 13.2 — —
18. Dumbarton 56,598 57,267 113,865 69,720 70,111 139,831 25,906 22.7 — —
19. Argyll 36,177 37,465 73,642 35.422 35,479 70,901 — — 2,741 3.7
20. Bute 8,409 10,378 18,787 8,006 10,180 18,180 — — 601 3.2
VI. South.Western
21. Renfrew 130,407 138,573 268,980 151,720 162,874 31.1,594 45,614 17.0 — —
22. Ayr 125,269 129,199 254,468 130,221 138,111 268,332 13,864 5.4 — —
23. Lanark 674,163 665,164 1,339,327 721,533 725,580 1,447,113 107,786 8.0 — —
VII. South-Easlern.
24. Linlithgow 35,223 30,485 65,708 42,044 37,412 79,456 13,748 20.9 — —
25. Edinburgh 230,455 258,341 488,796 235,438 272,224 507,662 18,866 3.9 — —
26. Haddington 18,839 19,826 38,665 21,446 21,807 43,253 4,588 11.9 — —
27. Berwick 14,725 16,099 30,824 14,191 15,452 29,643 — — 1,181 3.8
28. Peebles 7,129 7,937 15,066 7,067 8,191 15,258 192 1.3 — —
29. Selkirk 10,673 12,683 23,356 11,332 13,268 24,600 1,214 5.3 — —
VIII. Southern.
30. Roxburgh 22,349 26,455 98,804 21,583 25,609 47,192 — — 1,612 3.3
31. Dumfries 34,362 38,209 72,571 35,021 37,803 72,824 253 0.3 — —
32. Kirkcudbright 18,753 20,630 39,383 18,054 20,309 38,363 — — 1,020 2.6
33 Wigtown 15,273 17,412 32,685 15,078 16,912 31,990 — — 695 2.1
The figures should, of course, be regarded as approximate and subject to corrections after the Census Returns have been thoroughly examined.