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1861 Census of Scotland, Tables of the Population, of the Families, and Children at School, of the houses, and rooms with windows, in Scotland and its Islands, on 8th April 1861, Table 3 : " Houses and Population in the Divisions and Civil Counties in 1851 and 1861".
1851. | 1861. | ||||||||||||
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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 | 370,308 | 12,146 | 2,420 | 1,375,479 | 1,513,263 | 2,888,742 | 393,289 | 17,167 | 2,692 | 1,446,982 | 1,614,269 | 3,061,251 | |
DIVISIONS. | |||||||||||||
I. | NORTHERN | 23,229 | 476 | 104 | 57,741 | 69,294 | 127,035 | 24,159 | 576 | 188 | 58,797 | 71,721 | 130,518 |
II. | NORTH-WESTERN | 33,477 | 711 | 200 | 83,973 | 95,234 | 179,207 | 31,176 | 691 | 108 | 78,439 | 90,276 | 168,715 |
III. | NORTH-EASTERN | 58,705 | 1,655 | 382 | 165,724 | 183,992 | 349,716 | 60,647 | 2,199 | 389 | 173,568 | 194,264 | 367,832 |
IV. | EAST-MIDLAND | 74,196 | 2,802 | 437 | 243,483 | 271,862 | 515,345 | 76,238 | 4,065 | 426 | 241,717 | 280,138 | 521,855 |
V. | WEST-MIDLAND | 33,478 | 1,309 | 247 | 116,087 | 121,159 | 237,246 | 34,490 | 1,988 | 246 | 116,966 | 124,178 | 241,144 |
VI. | SOUTH-WESTERN | 71,818 | 2,403 | 535 | 425,680 | 455,438 | 881,118 | 85,021 | 3,886 | 672 | 483,895 | 524,030 | 1,007,925 |
VII. | SOUTH-EASTERN | 40,939 | 1,765 | 310 | 179,835 | 202,965 | 382,800 | 46,371 | 2,435 | 410 | 192,219 | 216,589 | 408,808 |
VIII. | SOUTHERN | 34,466 | 1,025 | 205 | 102,956 | 113,319 | 216,275 | 35,187 | 1,327 | 253 | 101,381 | 113,073 | 214,454 |
I. NORTHERN. | |||||||||||||
1 | SHETLAND | 5,249 | 153 | 6 | 13,145 | 17,933 | 31,078 | 5,518 | 100 | 9 | 13,041 | 18,637 | 31,678 |
2 | ORKNEY | 6,085 | 168 | 17 | 14,350 | 17,105 | 31,455 | 6,261 | 239 | 43 | 14,921 | 17,495 | 32,416 |
3 | CAITHNESS | 6,952 | 103 | 54 | 18,329 | 20,380 | 38,709 | 7,459 | 136 | 114 | 19,334 | 21,882 | 41,216 |
4 | SUTHERLAND | 4,943 | 52 | 27 | 11,917 | 13,876 | 25,793 | 4,921 | 101 | 22 | 11,501 | 13,707 | 25,208 |
II. NORTH WESTERN. | |||||||||||||
5 | ROSS AND CROMARTY | 15,941 | 321 | 121 | 39,012 | 43,695 | 82,707 | 14,794 | 369 | 58 | 37,842 | 43,438 | 81,280 |
6 | INVERNESS | 17,536 | 390 | 79 | 44,961 | 51,539 | 96,500 | 16,382 | 322 | 50 | 40,597 | 46,838 | 87,435 |
III. NORTH EASTERN. | |||||||||||||
7 | NAIRN | 2,022 | 27 | 19 | 4,695 | 5,261 | 9,956 | 2,022 | 77 | 14 | 4,749 | 5,316 | 10,065 |
8 | ELGIN | 7,642 | 223 | 88 | 18,191 | 20,768 | 38,959 | 8,071 | 332 | 69 | 19,986 | 22,706 | 42,692 |
9 | BANFF | 10,662 | 377 | 62 | 25,575 | 28,596 | 54,171 | 11,153 | 471 | 73 | 27,975 | 31,259 | 59,234 |
10 | ABERDEEN | 31,743 | 768 | 173 | 100,255 | 111,777 | 212,032 | 32,705 | 998 | 194 | 104,139 | 117,241 | 221,380 |
11 | KINCARDINE | 6,636 | 260 | 40 | 17,008 | 17,590 | 34,598 | 6,696 | 321 | 39 | 16,719 | 17,742 | 34,461 |
IV. EAST MIDLAND. | |||||||||||||
12 | FORFAR | 22,446 | 725 | 188 | 88,324 | 102,940 | 191,264 | 23,536 | 1,065 | 145 | 91,998 | 112,367 | 204,365 |
13 | PERTH | 22,528 | 852 | 37 | 66,337 | 72,323 | 138,660 | 22,056 | 1,159 | 139 | 63,317 | 70,194 | 133,511 |
14 | FIFE | 24,610 | 1,062 | 147 | 73,175 | 80,371 | 153,546 | 26,034 | 1,548 | 121 | 72,257 | 82,298 | 154,555 |
15 | KINROSS | 1,662 | 67 | 12 | 4,305 | 4,619 | 8,924 | 1,641 | 116 | 6 | 3,771 | 4,204 | 7,975 |
16 | CLACKMANNAN | 2,950 | 96 | 53 | 11,342 | 11,609 | 22,951 | 2,971 | 177 | 15 | 10,374 | 11,075 | 21,449 |
V. WEST MIDLAND. | |||||||||||||
17 | STIRLING | 11,312 | 510 | 89 | 42,234 | 44,003 | 86,237 | 12,196 | 730 | 52 | 45,097 | 46,829 | 91,926 |
18 | DUMBARTON | 4,792 | 238 | 67 | 22,400 | 22,703 | 45,103 | 5,871 | 364 | 63 | 25,349 | 26,686 | 52,035 |
19 | ARGYLL | 15,039 | 484 | 61 | 43,935 | 45,363 | 89,298 | 14,109 | 801 | 109 | 39,477 | 41,518 | 80,995 |
20 | BUTE | 2,335 | 77 | 30 | 7,518 | 9,090 | 16,608 | 2,314 | 93 | 22 | 7,043 | 9,145 | 16,188 |
VI. SOUTH WESTERN. | |||||||||||||
21 | RENFREW | 10,760 | 300 | 78 | 75,690 | 85,401 | 161,091 | 11,972 | 373 | 116 | 83,199 | 94,208 | 177,407 |
22 | AYR | 23,554 | 824 | 129 | 92,930 | 96,928 | 189,858 | 25,868 | 1,288 | 150 | 96,825 | 102,134 | 198,959 |
23 | LANARK | 37,504 | 1,279 | 328 | 257,060 | 273,109 | 530,169 | 47,181 | 2,225 | 406 | 303,871 | 327,688 | 631,559 |
VII. SOUTH EASTERN. | |||||||||||||
24 | LINLITHGOW | 4,059 | 116 | 10 | 15,194 | 14,941 | 30,135 | 5,502 | 191 | 35 | 20,028 | 18,817 | 38,845 |
25 | EDINBURGH | 20,946 | 851 | 195 | 119,384 | 140,051 | 259,435 | 24,208 | 1,193 | 254 | 126,218 | 147,651 | 273,869 |
26 | HADDINGTON | 6,444 | 424 | 41 | 17,610 | 18,776 | 36,386 | 6,843 | 529 | 39 | 17,830 | 19,793 | 37,623 |
27 | BERWICK | 6,363 | 251 | 44 | 17,433 | 18,864 | 36,297 | 6,373 | 369 | 50 | 17,401 | 19,213 | 36,614 |
28 | PEBBLES | 1,796 | 98 | 11 | 5,364 | 5,374 | 10,738 | 1,979 | 110 | 22 | 5,648 | 5,760 | 11,408 |
29 | SELKIRK | 1,331 | 25 | 9 | 4,850 | 4,959 | 9,809 | 1,466 | 43 | 10 | 5,094 | 5,355 | 10,449 |
VIII. SOUTHERN | |||||||||||||
30 | ROXBURGH | 7,255 | 224 | 50 | 25,212 | 26,430 | 51,642 | 7,738 | 269 | 79 | 26,753 | 27,356 | 54,109 |
31 | DUMFRIES | 13,300 | 412 | 92 | 37,186 | 40,937 | 78,123 | 13,198 | 504 | 79 | 35,616 | 40,261 | 75,877 |
32 | KIRKCUDBRIGHT | 7,009 | 225 | 36 | 20,223 | 22,898 | 43,121 | 7,318 | 316 | 58 | 19,701 | 22,729 | 42,430 |
33 | WIGT0WN | 6,902 | 164 | 27 | 20,335 | 23,054 | 43,389 | 6,933 | 238 | 37 | 19,311 | 22,727 | 42,038 |