1871 Census of Scotland, Population of Scotland with Report: Population of various types of areas, Houses, Table 1 : " Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, the number of Families, of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; the number of the total Population and of Persons of each Sex; the number of Children from 5 to 13 years of age in the receipt of Education; the number of Rooms with Windows; the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or subdivision thereof on the 3d April 1871. For comparison's sake, there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms, with Windows in 1861".

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Area in Acres.
[1]
1871
1861
Separate Families.
[2]
HOUSES
PERSONS
Children from 5 to 13 receiving Education.
[9]
Rooms with one or more Windows.
[10]
Temporarily Absent
Temporarily Present
Separate Families.
[17]
HOUSES
PERSONS
Rooms with one or more Windows.
[24]
Inhabited.
[3]
Uninhabited.
[4]
Building.
[5]
Males.
[6]
Females.
[7]
Total.
[8]
Males.
[11]
Females.
[12]
Total.
[13]
Males.
[14]
Females.
[15]
Total.
[16]
Inhabited.
[18]
Uninhabited.
[19]
Building.
[20]
Males.
[21]
Females.
[22]
Total.
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Scotland Dep Total   - 740,748 Show data context 412,185 Show data context 19,223 Show data context 3,165 Show data context 1,603,143 Show data context 1,756,875 Show data context 3,360,018 Show data context 494,860 Show data context 1,992,199 Show data context 13,922 Show data context 9,530 Show data context 23,452 Show data context 13,326 Show data context 13,869 Show data context 27,195 Show data context 678,584 Show data context 393,220 Show data context 13,220 Show data context 3,224 Show data context 1,449,848 Show data context 1,612,446 Show data context 3,062,294 Show data context 1,708,405 Show data context
Shetland ScoCnty Drill-down - 6,506 Show data context 5,667 Show data context 178 Show data context 11 Show data context 13,103 Show data context 18,505 Show data context 31,608 Show data context 3,805 Show data context 11,417 Show data context 675 Show data context 53 Show data context 728 Show data context 74 Show data context 66 Show data context 140 Show data context 6,327 Show data context 5,517 Show data context 75 Show data context 15 Show data context 13,053 Show data context 18,617 Show data context 31,670 Show data context 9,966 Show data context
Orkney ScoCnty Drill-down - 7,193 Show data context 6,288 Show data context 195 Show data context 16 Show data context 14,355 Show data context 16,919 Show data context 31,274 Show data context 4,627 Show data context 16,320 Show data context 97 Show data context 84 Show data context 181 Show data context 111 Show data context 96 Show data context 207 Show data context 7,430 Show data context 6,064 Show data context 125 Show data context 57 Show data context 14,924 Show data context 17,471 Show data context 32,395 Show data context 15,469 Show data context
Caithness ScoCnty Drill-down - 8,825 Show data context 7,474 Show data context 203 Show data context 41 Show data context 18,937 Show data context 21,055 Show data context 39,992 Show data context 6,445 Show data context 21,715 Show data context 100 Show data context 87 Show data context 187 Show data context 135 Show data context 115 Show data context 250 Show data context 8,952 Show data context 7,457 Show data context 92 Show data context 126 Show data context 19,352 Show data context 21,759 Show data context 41,111 Show data context 19,496 Show data context
Sutherland ScoCnty Drill-down - 5,298 Show data context 4,914 Show data context 80 Show data context 41 Show data context 11,408 Show data context 12,909 Show data context 24,317 Show data context 3,446 Show data context 15,537 Show data context 205 Show data context 131 Show data context 336 Show data context 251 Show data context 135 Show data context 386 Show data context 5,382 Show data context 4,926 Show data context 72 Show data context 27 Show data context 11,552 Show data context 13,694 Show data context 25,246 Show data context 13,933 Show data context
Ross and Cromarty ScoCnty Drill-down - 17,961 Show data context 15,713 Show data context 436 Show data context 65 Show data context 38,050 Show data context 42,905 Show data context 80,955 Show data context 11,157 Show data context 46,892 Show data context 625 Show data context 346 Show data context 971 Show data context 384 Show data context 331 Show data context 715 Show data context 17,976 Show data context 15,728 Show data context 264 Show data context 60 Show data context 38,023 Show data context 43,383 Show data context 81,406 Show data context 43,109 Show data context
Inverness Shire ScoCnty Drill-down - 19,289 Show data context 16,575 Show data context 424 Show data context 81 Show data context 40,879 Show data context 46,652 Show data context 87,531 Show data context 12,000 Show data context 54,981 Show data context 660 Show data context 318 Show data context 978 Show data context 636 Show data context 489 Show data context 1,125 Show data context 19,368 Show data context 16,577 Show data context 241 Show data context 78 Show data context 41,155 Show data context 47,106 Show data context 88,261 Show data context 47,484 Show data context
Nairnshire ScoCnty Drill-down - 2,354 Show data context 2,029 Show data context 89 Show data context 10 Show data context 4,786 Show data context 5,439 Show data context 10,225 Show data context 1,413 Show data context 7,679 Show data context 46 Show data context 35 Show data context 81 Show data context 57 Show data context 49 Show data context 106 Show data context 2,393 Show data context 2,023 Show data context 51 Show data context 11 Show data context 4,750 Show data context 5,315 Show data context 10,065 Show data context 6,581 Show data context
Moray ScoCnty Drill-down - 9,893 Show data context 8,452 Show data context 399 Show data context 35 Show data context 20,292 Show data context 23,320 Show data context 43,612 Show data context 7,381 Show data context 34,114 Show data context 225 Show data context 167 Show data context 392 Show data context 189 Show data context 189 Show data context 378 Show data context 9,939 Show data context 8,135 Show data context 268 Show data context 77 Show data context 20,217 Show data context 23,105 Show data context 43,322 Show data context 30,444 Show data context
Banffshire ScoCnty Drill-down - 13,352 Show data context 11,603 Show data context 370 Show data context 80 Show data context 29,367 Show data context 32,656 Show data context 62,023 Show data context 10,991 Show data context 40,342 Show data context 422 Show data context 278 Show data context 700 Show data context 238 Show data context 232 Show data context 470 Show data context 12,873 Show data context 11,091 Show data context 318 Show data context 92 Show data context 28,000 Show data context 31,215 Show data context 59,215 Show data context 35,576 Show data context
Aberdeenshire ScoCnty Drill-down - 53,576 Show data context 34,589 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 256 Show data context 115,909 Show data context 128,694 Show data context 244,603 Show data context 40,573 Show data context 161,711 Show data context 1,458 Show data context 724 Show data context 2,182 Show data context 873 Show data context 899 Show data context 1,772 Show data context 49,842 Show data context 32,762 Show data context 776 Show data context 216 Show data context 104,441 Show data context 117,128 Show data context 221,569 Show data context 137,702 Show data context
Kincardineshire ScoCnty Drill-down 245,346 Show data context 7,808 Show data context 6,661 Show data context 385 Show data context 49 Show data context 16,784 Show data context 17,846 Show data context 34,630 Show data context 5,647 Show data context 24,939 Show data context 223 Show data context 131 Show data context 354 Show data context 241 Show data context 258 Show data context 499 Show data context 7,931 Show data context 6,697 Show data context 254 Show data context 45 Show data context 16,744 Show data context 17,722 Show data context 34,466 Show data context 22,192 Show data context
Angus ScoCnty Drill-down 560,087 Show data context 55,154 Show data context 25,663 Show data context 1,363 Show data context 191 Show data context 106,324 Show data context 131,243 Show data context 237,567 Show data context 34,852 Show data context 137,798 Show data context 950 Show data context 555 Show data context 1,505 Show data context 553 Show data context 707 Show data context 1,260 Show data context 47,871 Show data context 23,460 Show data context 807 Show data context 196 Show data context 92,223 Show data context 112,202 Show data context 204,425 Show data context 113,694 Show data context
Perthshire ScoCnty Drill-down 1,614,806 Show data context 30,646 Show data context 22,134 Show data context 1,329 Show data context 97 Show data context 60,663 Show data context 67,105 Show data context 127,768 Show data context 19,691 Show data context 100,035 Show data context 608 Show data context 499 Show data context 1,107 Show data context 1,024 Show data context 558 Show data context 1,582 Show data context 32,047 Show data context 22,035 Show data context 893 Show data context 158 Show data context 63,428 Show data context 70,072 Show data context 133,500 Show data context 92,957 Show data context
Fife ScoCnty Drill-down 314,953 Show data context 37,981 Show data context 27,056 Show data context 1,857 Show data context 154 Show data context 75,127 Show data context 85,608 Show data context 160,735 Show data context 26,426 Show data context 103,576 Show data context 688 Show data context 532 Show data context 1,220 Show data context 394 Show data context 458 Show data context 852 Show data context 37,143 Show data context 26,029 Show data context 1,326 Show data context 153 Show data context 72,608 Show data context 82,162 Show data context 154,770 Show data context 93,371 Show data context
Kinross Shire ScoCnty Drill-down 46,485 Show data context 1,883 Show data context 1,517 Show data context 128 Show data context 2 Show data context 3,390 Show data context 3,808 Show data context 7,198 Show data context 1,130 Show data context 6,004 Show data context 26 Show data context 27 Show data context 53 Show data context 45 Show data context 54 Show data context 99 Show data context 2,030 Show data context 1,644 Show data context 100 Show data context 8 Show data context 3,787 Show data context 4,190 Show data context 7,977 Show data context 5,590 Show data context
Clackmannanshire ScoCnty Drill-down 30,477 Show data context 5,316 Show data context 3,316 Show data context 158 Show data context 35 Show data context 11,555 Show data context 12,192 Show data context 23,747 Show data context 4,005 Show data context 13,333 Show data context 45 Show data context 76 Show data context 121 Show data context 50 Show data context 35 Show data context 85 Show data context 4,917 Show data context 2,996 Show data context 143 Show data context 22 Show data context 10,401 Show data context 11,049 Show data context 21,450 Show data context 11,485 Show data context
Stirlingshire ScoCnty Drill-down 286,338 Show data context 21,130 Show data context 13,275 Show data context 723 Show data context 80 Show data context 48,215 Show data context 50,003 Show data context 98,218 Show data context 15,369 Show data context 56,443 Show data context 311 Show data context 218 Show data context 529 Show data context 612 Show data context 1,023 Show data context 1,635 Show data context 20,248 Show data context 12,271 Show data context 578 Show data context 68 Show data context 45,135 Show data context 46,791 Show data context 91,926 Show data context 49,746 Show data context
Dunbartonshire ScoCnty Drill-down 154,542 Show data context 12,396 Show data context 7,638 Show data context 425 Show data context 63 Show data context 28,857 Show data context 30,000 Show data context 58,857 Show data context 7,958 Show data context 35,231 Show data context 181 Show data context 220 Show data context 401 Show data context 269 Show data context 229 Show data context 498 Show data context 11,360 Show data context 5,893 Show data context 359 Show data context 69 Show data context 25,387 Show data context 26,647 Show data context 52,034 Show data context 28,662 Show data context
Argyll ScoCnty Drill-down - 16,589 Show data context 13,497 Show data context 830 Show data context 77 Show data context 36,926 Show data context 38,753 Show data context 75,679 Show data context 11,386 Show data context 50,259 Show data context 449 Show data context 303 Show data context 752 Show data context 605 Show data context 380 Show data context 985 Show data context 17,277 Show data context 13,923 Show data context 633 Show data context 113 Show data context 38,928 Show data context 40,796 Show data context 79,724 Show data context 44,021 Show data context
Buteshire ScoCnty Drill-down 139,440 Show data context 3,946 Show data context 2,433 Show data context 152 Show data context 26 Show data context 7,623 Show data context 9,354 Show data context 16,977 Show data context 2,373 Show data context 12,882 Show data context 191 Show data context 102 Show data context 293 Show data context 166 Show data context 108 Show data context 274 Show data context 3,779 Show data context 2,322 Show data context 82 Show data context 26 Show data context 7,208 Show data context 9,123 Show data context 16,331 Show data context 11,199 Show data context
Renfrewshire ScoCnty Drill-down 156,785 Show data context 46,531 Show data context 13,551 Show data context 327 Show data context 181 Show data context 103,669 Show data context 113,278 Show data context 216,947 Show data context 29,010 Show data context 109,628 Show data context 658 Show data context 532 Show data context 1,190 Show data context 606 Show data context 695 Show data context 1,301 Show data context 39,188 Show data context 11,934 Show data context 267 Show data context 131 Show data context 83,457 Show data context 94,104 Show data context 177,561 Show data context 87,887 Show data context
Ayrshire ScoCnty Drill-down 722,229 Show data context 42,725 Show data context 26,798 Show data context 1,338 Show data context 151 Show data context 98,198 Show data context 102,611 Show data context 200,809 Show data context 30,576 Show data context 105,470 Show data context 660 Show data context 576 Show data context 1,236 Show data context 1,155 Show data context 897 Show data context 2,052 Show data context 43,296 Show data context 25,727 Show data context 878 Show data context 224 Show data context 96,994 Show data context 101,977 Show data context 198,971 Show data context 95,861 Show data context
Lanarkshire ScoCnty Drill-down 564,284 Show data context 164,408 Show data context 47,962 Show data context 1,946 Show data context 609 Show data context 377,874 Show data context 387,465 Show data context 765,339 Show data context 99,654 Show data context 356,420 Show data context 1,966 Show data context 1,578 Show data context 3,544 Show data context 1,881 Show data context 2,452 Show data context 4,333 Show data context 132,499 Show data context 46,675 Show data context 1,787 Show data context 496 Show data context 304,151 Show data context 327,415 Show data context 631,566 Show data context 293,906 Show data context
West Lothian ScoCnty Drill-down 76,800 Show data context 8,556 Show data context 6,255 Show data context 533 Show data context 31 Show data context 20,855 Show data context 20,110 Show data context 40,965 Show data context 7,361 Show data context 19,930 Show data context 139 Show data context 82 Show data context 221 Show data context 121 Show data context 113 Show data context 234 Show data context 8,375 Show data context 5,392 Show data context 166 Show data context 37 Show data context 19,868 Show data context 18,777 Show data context 38,645 Show data context 17,794 Show data context
Midlothian ScoCnty Drill-down 231,724 Show data context 73,865 Show data context 27,856 Show data context 1,404 Show data context 442 Show data context 153,892 Show data context 174,487 Show data context 328,379 Show data context 47,528 Show data context 228,578 Show data context 973 Show data context 634 Show data context 1,607 Show data context 1,067 Show data context 1,576 Show data context 2,643 Show data context 62,436 Show data context 24,162 Show data context 802 Show data context 308 Show data context 126,390 Show data context 147,607 Show data context 273,997 Show data context 185,866 Show data context
East Lothian ScoCnty Drill-down 173,298 Show data context 8,491 Show data context 7,179 Show data context 652 Show data context 57 Show data context 18,076 Show data context 19,695 Show data context 37,771 Show data context 6,158 Show data context 27,240 Show data context 89 Show data context 109 Show data context 198 Show data context 125 Show data context 166 Show data context 291 Show data context 8,676 Show data context 6,802 Show data context 429 Show data context 46 Show data context 17,854 Show data context 19,780 Show data context 37,634 Show data context 24,536 Show data context
Berwickshire ScoCnty Drill-down 294,805 Show data context 7,827 Show data context 6,491 Show data context 399 Show data context 27 Show data context 17,414 Show data context 19,072 Show data context 36,486 Show data context 5,900 Show data context 24,887 Show data context 155 Show data context 175 Show data context 330 Show data context 153 Show data context 185 Show data context 338 Show data context 7,912 Show data context 6,385 Show data context 303 Show data context 57 Show data context 17,423 Show data context 19,190 Show data context 36,613 Show data context 22,201 Show data context
Peebles Shire ScoCnty Drill-down 226,899 Show data context 2,614 Show data context 2,187 Show data context 168 Show data context 14 Show data context 5,955 Show data context 6,375 Show data context 12,330 Show data context 1,939 Show data context 8,876 Show data context 60 Show data context 102 Show data context 162 Show data context 162 Show data context 82 Show data context 244 Show data context 2,410 Show data context 1,982 Show data context 102 Show data context 23 Show data context 5,658 Show data context 5,750 Show data context 11,408 Show data context 7,475 Show data context
Selkirkshire ScoCnty Drill-down 164,545 Show data context 2,890 Show data context 1,741 Show data context 59 Show data context 19 Show data context 6,731 Show data context 7,274 Show data context 14,005 Show data context 2,084 Show data context 8,799 Show data context 38 Show data context 53 Show data context 91 Show data context 69 Show data context 68 Show data context 137 Show data context 2,237 Show data context 1,468 Show data context 36 Show data context 9 Show data context 5,097 Show data context 5,352 Show data context 10,449 Show data context 6,340 Show data context
Roxburghshire ScoCnty Drill-down 425,638 Show data context 11,547 Show data context 7,829 Show data context 305 Show data context 64 Show data context 25,738 Show data context 28,236 Show data context 53,974 Show data context 8,672 Show data context 35,889 Show data context 227 Show data context 206 Show data context 433 Show data context 290 Show data context 293 Show data context 583 Show data context 11,626 Show data context 7,757 Show data context 221 Show data context 77 Show data context 26,782 Show data context 27,337 Show data context 54,119 Show data context 31,971 Show data context
Dumfries Shire ScoCnty Drill-down 680,217 Show data context 16,494 Show data context 13,646 Show data context 682 Show data context 81 Show data context 34,815 Show data context 39,993 Show data context 74,808 Show data context 12,447 Show data context 53,476 Show data context 396 Show data context 374 Show data context 770 Show data context 404 Show data context 542 Show data context 946 Show data context 16,591 Show data context 13,192 Show data context 373 Show data context 93 Show data context 35,674 Show data context 40,204 Show data context 75,878 Show data context 46,186 Show data context
Kirkcudbrightshire ScoCnty Drill-down 574,587 Show data context 9,284 Show data context 7,457 Show data context 377 Show data context 47 Show data context 19,497 Show data context 22,362 Show data context 41,859 Show data context 6,955 Show data context 33,837 Show data context 218 Show data context 128 Show data context 346 Show data context 215 Show data context 221 Show data context 436 Show data context 9,386 Show data context 7,326 Show data context 233 Show data context 66 Show data context 19,789 Show data context 22,706 Show data context 42,495 Show data context 30,554 Show data context
Wigtownshire ScoCnty Drill-down 310,742 Show data context 8,420 Show data context 6,739 Show data context 257 Show data context 32 Show data context 17,879 Show data context 20,951 Show data context 38,830 Show data context 5,921 Show data context 27,961 Show data context 158 Show data context 95 Show data context 253 Show data context 171 Show data context 168 Show data context 339 Show data context 8,867 Show data context 6,868 Show data context 166 Show data context 40 Show data context 19,395 Show data context 22,700 Show data context 42,095 Show data context 25,151 Show data context

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Rate Date
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) 1861
Houses under Construction as Percentage of All Houses 1871
Rate of Population Change (% over previous 10 years) 1871

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