HC Deb 10 July 1961 vol 644 c16W
Mr. David James

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the acreages and population in 1820, or at the earliest reliable census date, and the population today, of Canna, Rum, Eigg, Muck, Scarba, Soay and St. Kilda.

Mr. Maclay

The following table gives the 1821 census figures for the four islands then recorded separately; the first available census figures for the other three islands; and the provisional 1961 census figures, together with approximate acreages, for all seven islands.

Population
Island Census, 1821 Provisional 1961 Approximate acreages
Canna 436 24 2,600
Rum 394 40 26,500
Eigg 469 74 7,200
Muck 321 29 1,400
Scarba 13 5 4,200
(1861)
Soay 113 11 2,500
(1841)
St. Kilda 110 * 1,575
(1851)
* St. Kilda's present population consists entirely of Army personnel and staff of the Nature Conservancy.