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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 17,458 in 1801 to 49,103 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 5,600 males aged 20 and over, 2,949 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.

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Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
RENFREWSHIRE	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'.
CARTSDYKE Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
GREENOCK Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District	1845	1975	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
15 May 1925	was reduced to enlarge	PORT GLASGOW		1931 Census of Scotland, Table 15, 'Intercensal Changes of Boundary, 1921-1931'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (Order of Secretary of State for Scotland, dated 2nd September, 1924)

Lower level units

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