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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 1,412 in 1801 to 755 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 355 males aged 20 and over, 114 were Manufacturing.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
BENHOLM	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'.
BENHOLME	Alternate	English			1801 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
KINCARDINESHIRE	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'.
KINCARDINESHIRE	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

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