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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 1,925 in 1801 to 1,088 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 500 males aged 20 and over, 272 were Farmers not employing Labourers.

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Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
BARRA	Preferred	English			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
BARRA ISLAND	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
INVERNESS SHIRE	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
LONG ISLAND	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

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