Vision of Ireland | 1951 Census: County Report

1951 Census of Scotland, County Report (Sample Report Title: Census 1951: Scotland: City and County Parts: City of Edinburgh), Table 1 : " Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931 for Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs".

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Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	1951								1931							1921	Area in Acres (1951) [17]	Population per 100 Acres		Population Increase or Decrease
	Population			Census Schedules Completed [4]	All Residential Establishments		Rooms		Population			Census Schedules Completed [12]	All Residential Establishments		Rooms (Occupied Establishments only) [15]	Population (Both Sexes) [16]		1951 [18]	1953 [19]	Number 1931 to 1951		Percentage
	Both Sexes [1]	Males [2]	Females [3]	Census Schedules Completed [4]	Occupied [5]	Unoccupied [6]	Occupied [7]	Unoccupied [8]	Both Sexes [9]	Males [10]	Females [11]	Census Schedules Completed [12]	Occupied [13]	Unoccupied [14]	Rooms (Occupied Establishments only) [15]	Population (Both Sexes) [16]		1951 [18]	1953 [19]	Increase [20]	Decrease [21]	1931 to 1951 [22]	1921 to 1931 [23]
Caithness ScoCnty Total	22,710	10,929	11,781	6,522	6,385	532	25,562	2,071	25,656	12,471	13,185	6,691	6,352	515	24,401	28,285	438,833	5	5	-	2,946	-11	-9
Caithness CLandward	12,346	6,110	6,236	3,509	3,476	383	13,991	1,446	15,162	7,488	7,674	3,948	3,867	416	14,415	17,131	437,145	2	3	-	2,816	-19	-11
Thurso Burgh	3,203	1,512	1,691	932	897	40	3,699	184	2,946	1,371	1,575	827	782	50	3,071	3,039	540	593	545	257	-	9	-3
Wick Burgh	7,161	3,307	3,854	2,081	2,012	109	7,872	441	7,548	3,612	3,936	1,916	1,703	49	6,915	8,115	1,148	623	657	-	387	-5	-7
Central DoC	1,807	889	918	519	512	63	2,068	208	2,257	1,128	1,129	579	575	79	2,078	2,355	29,709	6	7	-	450	-20	-4
Eastern DoC	3,086	1,553	1,533	865	858	55	3,304	233	3,743	1,855	1,888	932	914	66	3,366	4,141	76,699	4	4	-	657	-18	-10
Northern DoC	1,716	836	880	520	517	74	2,099	230	2,293	1,105	1,188	620	612	68	2,141	2,792	43,089	3	5	-	577	-25	-18
Southern DoC	2,593	1,259	1,334	762	754	78	3,112	309	3,276	1,618	1,658	915	883	106	3,331	3,866	119,506	2	2	-	683	-21	-15
Western DoC	3,144	1,573	1,571	843	835	113	3,408	466	3,593	1,782	1,811	902	883	97	3,499	3,977	168,142	1	2	-	449	-13	-10

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Caithness ScoCnty:

Rate	Date
Population Density (Persons per Acre)	1951

Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1	These figures [for rooms] exclude hospitals, nursing homes, institutions and service barracks.
2	[Unoccupied rooms] Includes sub-let rooms in occupied houses.

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