List of counties of Scotland by population in 1951
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This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by population as at the 1951 census.
Rank | County | Total population |
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1 | Glasgow City | 1,089,767 |
2 | Lanark | 524,596 |
3 | Edinburgh City | 466,761 |
4 | Renfrew | 324,660 |
5 | Ayr | 321,237 |
6 | Fife | 306,778 |
7 | Stirling | 187,527 |
8 | Aberdeen City | 182,714 |
9 | Dundee City | 177,340 |
10 | Dunbarton | 164,269 |
11 | Perth | 128,029 |
12 | Aberdeen | 125,341 |
13 | Midlothian | 98,974 |
14 | Angus | 97,536 |
15 | West Lothian | 88,577 |
16 | Dumfries | 85,660 |
17 | Inverness | 84,930 |
18 | Argyll | 63,361 |
19 | Ross and Cromarty | 60,508 |
20 | East Lothian | 52,258 |
21 | Banff | 50,148 |
22 | Moray | 48,218 |
23 | Roxburgh | 45,557 |
24 | Clackmannan | 37,532 |
25 | Wigtown | 31,620 |
26 | Kirkcudbright | 30,725 |
27 | Kincardine | 27,882 |
28 | Berwick | 25,068 |
29 | Caithness | 22,710 |
30 | Selkirk | 21,729 |
31 | Orkney | 21,255 |
32 | Zetland | 19,352 |
33 | Bute | 19,283 |
34 | Peebles | 15,232 |
35 | Sutherland | 13,670 |
36 | Nairn | 8,719 |
37 | Kinross | 7,418 |
References
- Vision of Britain - 1951 Census of Scotland: County Report[permanent dead link]