Notes on individual County Populations

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Notes on Individual County Populations.— The following notes refer to the populations of the individual counties, and of the cities, burghs and parishes (inclusive of burghs) situated therein:—

ABERDEEN.—The population of the County of Aberdeen is 308,055, which is 7,619 or 2.5 per cent. more than in 1931. The burghal population has increased by 9,661 or 5.0 per cent., while the landward has decreased by 2,042 or 1.9 per cent. In 1931 Aberdeen was the third most populous county in Scotland. It now occupies the fifth place. Cities and Burghs: The population of the City of Aberdeen, now the third most populous city in Scotland, is 182,714, an increase of 12,911 or 7.6 per cent. The burghs in the County are all small burghs and all have increased their populations; the most substantial increases being 616 or 25.9 per cent. in Turriff, and 716 or 7.4 per cent. in Fraserburgh. Civil Parishes: There are substantial increases in the number of persons enumerated in the Parishes of Dyce (432 or 34.1 per cent.), Fraserburgh (644 or 6.3 per cent.), Inverurie (521 or 11.8 per cent.), Newhills (1,068 or 19.2 per cent.), Old Machar (1,277 or 88.8 per cent.) and Peterculter (1,211 or 21.9 per cent.).

ANGUS.—The population of the County is 274,870, an increase of 4,680 or 1.7 per cent. Cities and Burghs : The population of the City of Dundee is 177,333. This shows a slight increase (154 or. 0.1 per cent.) over 1931. The population of the burghs in the country excluding Dundee, has increased by 4,140 or 7.5 per cent.; the landward population, by 386 or 1 per cent. The increases in the burghs range from 244 in Kirriemuir to 564 in Montrose and 1,802 in Arbroath. Civil Parishes: The civil parishes in which the greatest increases of population occur are those associated with Dundee or Arbroath. The parish of Arbroath & St. Vigeans has increased its population by 12.0 per cent., Liff & Benvie 119 per cent, and Mains & Strathmartine by no less than 559.8 per cent., but these are exceptional increases resulting from the development of areas which have been incorporated in the burghs of Arbroath and Dundee between the two Censuses. There are also increases of 347 or 7.7 per cent. in the Civil Parish of Barry, 369 or 3.3 per cent in the Civil Parish of Forfar, 603 or 5.1 per cent in the Civil Parish of Montrose, and 712 or 160.0 per cent. in the Civil Parish of Stracathro.

ARGYLL. — The population is 63,270 and shows a slight increase, being 220 or 0.3 per cent. more than in 1931. While the population of the small burghs has increased by 11.5 per cent., that of the landward area has decreased by 6.1 per cent. Burghs: Of the six burghs in the County five show increases, the greatest increase being 1,160 or 13.2 per cent. in Dunoon. The population of Tobermory has decreased by 80 or 10.4 per cent. Civil Parishes: More than half the mainland parishes and all the parishes in the islands within the County show decreases. On the mainland the parishes which have been hardest hit in proportion to their population are Glenorchy & Inishail with a decrease of 34.7 per cent., and Kilbrandon & Kilchattan with a decrease of 30.4 per cent.

The population of all the separate inhabited islands within the County will be given in a later and more detailed report on the Census. The population of the largest islands within the County is, however, as follows: Islay, 4,266; Mull, 2,419; Tiree, 1,197. These figures show a decrease on those of 1931, as follows: May, 704; Mull, 484; Tiree, 251.

AYR. — The population has increased by 35,967 or 12.6 per cent. to 321,184. The burghal population has increased by 24,773 or 15.1 per cent., and the landward by 11,194 or 9.2 per cent. Ayr is now the fourth most populous county in Scotland. Burghs: Ayr and Kilmarnock both show a substantial increase, and the small burghs also, with the exception of Galston, have increased in population. Galston shows a slight decrease of 86 or 1.9 per cent. The largest increases among the burghs occur in Ayr (4,106 or 10.6 per cent.), Kilmarnock (3,439 or 8.9 per cent.), Irvine (2,709 or 22.5 per cent.), Largs (2,279 or 36.0 per cent.), Prestwick (2,848 or 33.4 per cent.) and Saltcoats (2,856 or 27.9 per cent.). Civil Parishes: The greatest proportional increases occur in Kilmaurs (39.9 per cent.), Mauchline (67.5 per cent.), Monkton & Prestwick (39.1 per cent.), Old Cumnock (39.6 per cent.), Riccarton (76.9 per cent.) and Straiton (52.4 per cent.). The civil parishes which show the greatest percentage decrease in population are Barr (24.1 per cent.), Stair (46.1 per cent.) and Ballantrae (17.7 per cent.).

BANFF. — The population of this County is 50,135, which is 4,772 or 8.7 per cent. less than in 1931. The burghal population has decreased by 1,555 or 5.2 per cent., and the landward by 3,217 or 12.9 per cent. Burghs: Of the eleven burghs only three show increases — Dufftown, an increase of 6; Macduff, an increase of 46; and Portsoy, an increase of 136. The largest decrease occurs in Buckie, the population having dropped from 8,689 in 1931 to 7,705 in 1951— a decrease of 11.3 per cent. Civil Parishes: The population of every civil parish has decreased, the largest decreases being in Inveravon (453 or 28.3 per cent.) and in Rathven (1,570 or 10.3 per cent.).

BERWICK. — The population of the County, which is now 25,060, shows a decrease of 1,552 or 5.8 per cent. compared with 1931. A decrease of 1,832 or 8.9 per cent. in the landward population of the County is partly offset by an increase in the burghal population of 280 or 4.7 per cent. Burghs: Of the four burghs two — Coldstream and Duns — show increases and two — Eyemouth and Lauder — insignificant decreases. Civil Parishes: of the thirty two civil parishes only six (Ayton, Duns, Earlston, Fogo, Langton and Longformacus) show increases.

BUTE. — The population of this County is 19,285, an increase of 462 or 2.5 per cent over the 1931 figure. The increase is entirely burghal, an increase of 727 in the population of the small burghs having been offset to some extent by a decrease of 265 in the landward part of the County. Burghs: The population of Millport is 2,012, a decrease of 71, while the population of Rothesay at 10,145 has increased by 798. Civil Parishes: Of the six: civil parishes only two—Kilbride and Rothesay—have increased in population since 1931, The largest decrease (372) occurs in the Civil Parish of Kilmory.

CAITHNESS.—The population of the County is 22,705, which is 2,951 or 11.5 per cent. less than in 1931. This is the largest numerical decrease in any of the Scottish Counties with the exception of Banff, and only one County (Sutherland) shows a larger percentage decrease. Of the two burghs, Thurso's population has increased by 257 or 8.7 per cent. and that of Wick has decreased by 387 or 5.1 per cent. This represents a net decrease of 130 or 1.2 per cent. in the burghal population. The landward population has decreased by 2,821 or 18.6 per cent. There is a decrease in every civil parish of the County, with the exception of Thurso.

CLACKMANNAN.—The population of the County has increased by 5,580 or 17.5 per cent., and is now 37,528. The increase in the burghal population is 5.4 per cent. and in the landward population 42.6 per cent. Burghs: Of the four burghs Tillicoultry shows the largest percentage increase—29.3 per cent. One burgh, Dollar, shows a decrease (6.7 per cent.). Civil Parishes: The parishes have all increased their populations with the exception of Dollar. The greatest percentage increase, 23.9 per cent., occurs in Tillicoultry.

DUMFRIES.—The population has increased by 4,436 or 5.5 per cent. to 85,656. The burghal population has increased by 4,502 or 12.1 per cent., while the landward has decreased by 66 or 0.1 per cent. Burghs: The population of the Burgh of Dumfries has increased by 3,307 or 14.4 per cent. The small burghs, with the exception of Langholm, also show increases. Langholm has decreased by 2.1 per cent. The greatest increases, occur in Annan—348 or 8.1 per cent., and in Sanquhar—628 or 35.8 per cent. Civil Parishes : Twenty five of the civil parishes show decreases in population, the largest (1,751) being in the Parish of Dumfries.

DUNBARTON.—The population of this County is now 164,263 against 146,723 in 1931, an increase of 17,540 or 12.0 per cent. The burghal population has increased by 4,902 or 5.1 per cent., and the landward by 12,638 or 24.8 per cent. Burghs: Of the two large burghs Clydebank has decreased by 2,408 or 5.1 per cent., while Dumbarton has increased by 1,939 or 8.9 per cent. Of the small burghs, Kirkintilloch and Milngavie show substantial increases, while Cove & Kilcreggan and Helensburgh show slight decreases. Civil Parishes: Only four of the civil parishes—Kihnaronock, Luss, Old Kilpatrick and Rosneath—show decreases. Of these the decreases in Kilmaronock and Luss are insignificant. The population of Arrochar has more than doubled since 1931.

EAST LOTHIAN.—The population of the County is now 52,240—an increase of 4,902 or 10.4 per cent. since 1931. The burghal population has increased by 14.5 per cent., and the landward by 6.7 per cent. Burghs: The population of each of the burghs has increased, with the exception of Haddington, which has decreased by 17. The largest increase occurs in Tranent, where the population is 1,113 more than in 1931. Civil Parishes : The civil parishes showing the greatest increase are North Berwick (497), Prestonpans (1,607) and Tranent (2,020).

FIFE.—The population of the County of Fife has increased by 30,487, from 276,368 to 306,855—an increase of 11.0 per cent. The increase of population is fairly general throughout the County. The burghal population has increased by 21,174 or 12.0 per cent., and the landward by 9,313 or 9.4 per cent. Burghs: Both the large burghs show substantial increases—27.5 per cent. in the case of Dunfermline, and 9.6 per cent. in the case of Kirkcaldy. Among the small burghs large numerical increases occur in Buckhaven and Methil (2,004), Leven (1,309) and St. Andrews (1,158), but the small burgh of Falkland shows the largest percentage increase—31.1 per cent.—over the 1931 population. Only four small burghs show decreases—the combined burgh of Kilrenny, Anstruther Easter &; Anstruther Wester, whose population has decreased by 334; Lochgelly, which shows a decrease of 196; Newport, a decrease of 3; and the Burgh of St. Monance, created in 1932, where there is a decrease of 178 compared with the 1931 population of the area which now constitutes that burgh. Civil Parishes: There is an increase of 3,478 or 33.6 per cent. in the Civil Parish of Ballingry, of 9,800 or 23.9 per cent. in the Civil Parish of Dunfermline and of 4,499 or 9.8 per cent. in the Civil Parish of Kirkcaldy & Dysart. The large increase (200.3 per cent.) in the population of Carnock Parish is understood, to be associated with the opening of new coal pits.

INVERNESS.—The population is found to be 84,924 as against 82,108 in 1931, an increase of 2,816 or 3.4 per cent. The burghal population has increased by 4,624 or 17.0 per cent., while the landward population has decreased by 1,808 or 3.3 per cent. Burghs: The population of the large burgh of Inverness has increased by 4,565 or 19.4 per cent. Of the two small burghs, Fort William has a slight increase—59 or 2.3 per cent.—while Kingussie has exactly the same enumerated population in 1951 as in 1931—1,067. Civil Parishes : The population of the mainland civil parishes, including burghs, has increased, by 6,578 or 11.4 per cent., while that of the island parishes has decreased by 3,762 or 15.4 per cent. Of the mainland parishes ten show increases and eleven show decreases. The largest increase—4,492 or 16.9 per cent.—occurs in the Civil Parish of Inverness & Bona. The population of the Parish of Kilmallie has increased by 1,184 or 23.5 per cent., and that of Kilmorack by 1,354 or 77.8 per cent. The largest decrease (498 or 25.2 per cent.) among these mainland parishes occurs in Boleskine & Abertarff. The population of every island parish has decreased—Duirinish by 559 or 26 per cent., Harris by 477 or 10.7 per cent., North Uist by 607 or 21.5 per cent. and South Uist by 471 or 11.1 per cent.

The population of the larger islands within the County is as follows: Skye, 8,265; Lewis (Inverness County portion), 3,121; South Uist, 2,463; North Uist, 1,970; Barra, 1,728; Benbecula, 924. These figures compared with those of 1931 show for each of the islands a decrease of population as follows: Skye, 1,643; Lewis (Inverness County portion), 236; South Uist, 347; North Uist, 379; Barra, 273; Benbecula, 37.

KINCARDINE.—The population of this County is 47,341, which is 7,476 or 18.8 per cent. more than in 1931. The burghal population has increased by 6,900 or 32.4 per cent., and the landward by 576 or 3.1 per cent. The greater part—6,377—of the total burghal increase occurs in that part of the City of Aberdeen situated in this County. Burghs: Of the four small burghs only one, Inverbervie, shows a decrease (147 or 14.2 per cent.). Civil Parishes: Decreases occur in Arbuthnott, Benholm, Bervie, Dunnottar, Durris, Garvock and Marykirk. The population of Fetteresso has increased by 777 or 15.8 per cent.

KINROSS.—The population of the County (7,418) shows a decrease of 36 or 0.5 per cent. compared with 1931. The Burgh of Kinross and the landward portion of the County both share in this slight decrease. The Parishes of Cleish, Fossoway and Kinross (including the Burgh) have decreased slightly, while the Parishes of Orwell and Portmoak show slight increases.

KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—The population of this County, which is now 30,742, has increased by 574 or 1.9 per cent. since 1931. There are five small burghs showing an aggregate increase of 738 or 7.7 per cent. Some of this has been offset by landward decreases amounting to 164 or 0.8 per cent. Burghs: Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie and Kirkcudbright have increased their population by round about 8 per cent. The Burghs of Gatehouse and New Galloway show insignificant decreases. Civil Parishes: The greatest increases occur in Crossmichael (571) and in Urr (453), the greatest decreases in Kelton (225) and in Eerrick (222).

LANARK.—This is by far the most populous County in Scotland, and contains 31.7 per cent. of the population of the country. The number of persons enumerated in Lanark County at the recent Census was 1,614,125—an increase of 26,462 or 1.7 per cent. The most significant part of this increase occurs in the landward part of the County, but it must be remembered that this includes a number of areas which although not burghs are distinctly urban in character. The population of the landward area has increased from 287,661 in 1931 to 306,533 in 1951, an increase of 18,872 or 6.6 per cent. Cities and Burghs : The population of the City of Glasgow has decreased by 3,782 or 0.3 per cent. Coatbridge shows the largest numerical increase (4,025). and Airdrie the largest percentage increase (134) among the five large burghs, which together have increased their population by 11,229 or 5.6 per cent. Rutherglen is the only one showing a decrease, amounting to 957 or 3.8 per cent. The two small burghs show a small increase. Civil Parishes: Thirty of the civil parishes show increases, and fourteen decreases, of population. Generally speaking, the civil parishes in the industrial part of the County have increased in population. Exceptions are the Civil Parish of Cambuslang, which has decreased by 268 or 1.0 per cent., and Dalziel, which has decreased by 2,515 or 5.6 per cent.

The City of Glasgow is situated in a number of parishes, all of which extend outside it into other local authority areas. The following Table shows the increase or decrease of population, as compared with 1931, of those portions of these parishes which lie within the City.

GLASGOW CITY

Civil Parishes (Glasgow portions)	Population
	1931	1951	Increase	Decrease
New Kilpatrick	18,347	28,658	10,311	—
Cathcart	58,684	58,648	—	36
Eastwood	20,198	40,539	20,341	—
Paisley	11,588	65,608	54,020	—
Renfrew	25,548	34,406	8,858	—
Glasgow	590,893	540,571	—	50,322
Govan	364,786	312,911	—	51,875
Cadder	2,116	7,104	4,988	—
Rutherglen	73	402	329	—
Carmunnock	120	271	151	—
Old Monkland	949	395	—	554
Neilston	35	42	7	—
	1,093,337	1,089,555	99,005	102,787

MIDLOTHIAN.—This, the second most populous county in Scotland, has now a population of 565,746—an increase of 39,450 or 7.5 per cent. compared with 1931. Cities and Burghs : The population of Edinburgh is 466,770, an increase of 27,760, or 6.3 per cent. Of the five small burghs Musselburgh is the most populous with 17,012, the next being Dalkeith with 8,786. Compared with 1931 all the burghs show increases, ranging from a trifling increase in Musselburgh to 1,254 in Dalkeith. Civil Parishes: In twelve of the parishes there is an increase of population, while eleven show decreases. Apart from Edinburgh, the largest increase (6,683 or 89.6 per cent.) is found in Newbattle Parish, which includes part of the Burgh of Dalkeith. In the Parish of Dalkeith there is a decrease of 2,375 or 30.2 per cent.

MORAY.—The population of Moray is 48,211 against 40,806 in 1931—an increase of 7,405 or 18.1 per cent. The burghal population has increased by 15.5 per cent., and the landward population by 21.1 per cent. Burghs: Of the six burghs, Burghead, Elgin, Forres and Lossiemouth & Branderburgh have increases in population, while Grantown-on.Spey and Rothes have suffered a slight decrease. The largest percentage increase occurs in Lossiemouth & Branderburgh, where it is as high as 42.9 per cent. Civil Parishes: Nine of the parishes have a larger population than in 1931, and ten a Smaller population. The increases range from 38 in Bellie to 2,230 in St. Andrews-Lhanbryd. The decreases are from 4 in Speymouth to 263 in Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie.

NAIRN.—The population of this County is now 8,719, being an increase of 425 or 5.1 per cent. on 1931. The population of the one burgh in the County—Nairn—has increased by 491 (11.7 per cent.), and is now 4,700. The landward population shows a small decrease of 1.6 per cent. Civil Parishes: Of the five parishes two—Cawdor and Nairn— show increases, and three—Ardclach, Auldearn, and Croy & Dalcross—show decreases. The greatest change occurs in the Parish of Nairn, the population of which has increased by 12.2 per cent. and is now 5,927.

ORKNEY.—The population of Orkney is found to be 21,258, being a decrease of 819 or 3.7 per cent. compared with 1931. The population of the Burgh of Kirkwall has increased by 831 or 23.6 per cent. while that of Stromness has decreased by 89 or 5.6 per cent. An overall burghal increase of 742 or 14.5 per cent. has been offset by a landward decrease of 1,561 or 9.2 per cent. All the parishes show decreases except Evie & Rendall, Kirkwall & St. Ola and Sandwick.

PEEBLES.— The population of this County is 15,226, which is 175 or 1.2 per cent. more than in 1931. Burghs: The population of the Burgh of Peebles has increased from 5,931 in 1931 to 6,013— a gain of 82 or 1.4 per cent. The population of Innerleithen, the other burgh, in the County has decreased by 8.persons and is now 2,361. Civil Parishes: Six of the fourteen parishes in the County show increases of population, and the other eight show decreases. The largest increase is in West Linton, where the 1931 population of 1,200 has increased to 1,623. Children in a holiday camp in the parish, however, accounted for 303 of the increase of 423. Decreases of population of more than 100 persons occur in each of the Parishes of Innerleithen, Newlands and Traquair.

PERTH. — The population of the County of Perth is 128,072, which is an increase of 7,279 or 6.0 per cent. compared with 1931. The burghal population has increased by 7,689 or 12.7 per cent., while that of the landward has decreased by 410 or 0.7 per cent. Burghs: The population of the Burgh of Perth is now 40,466 compared with 35,060 in 1931 — an increase of 5,406 or 15.4 per cent. The population of every small burgh in the County has increased, with the sole exception of Crieff, where there is a decrease of 70. The largest increase occurs in Blairgowrie and Rattray, where the 1951 population is 668 in excess of that of 1931 — an increase of 14.2 per cent. The population of the Burgh of Pitlochry, which was created in 1947, is 2,384. This compares with a population of 2,072 in the same area in 1931 — an increase of 312 or 15.1 per cent. Civil Parishes: Substantial increases of population occur in the Parishes of Dunbarney (874), Rattray (733) and Tibbermore (8,532). The population of the last mentioned parish is now 12,120. The increase, which amounts to 237.8 per cent. is understood to be caused by housing development in that part of the parish within the Burgh of Perth.

RENFREW. — The population has increased by 36,.661 or 12.7 per cent. to 324,652, and this is now the third most populous county in Scotland. Burghs: The aggregate population of the large burghs of Greenock, Paisley and Port Glasgow has increased by 4,393 or 2.3 per cent., that of the small burghs by 5,412 or 11.0 per cent., and that of the landward by 26,856 or 52.3 per cent. The population of the Burgh of Greenock has decreased by 3.4 per cent., but Paisley and Port Glasgow have increased their populations by 6 per cent. and 9 per cent. respectively. The four small burghs all show increases in population. The greatest increase, both numerically and proportionately, occurs in Johnstone (2,479 or 18.8 per cent.). Civil Parishes: Generally speaking, the population of the civil parishes has increased, but a notable exception is Greenock, which has decreased by 7,732 or 9.9 per cent.

ROSS AND CROMARTY.— The population of this County is 60,503, which is 2,296 or 3.7 per cent. less than in 1931. The burghal population has increased by 14.7 per cent., while the landward population has decreased by 7.7 per cent. Burghs: All the burghs except Cromarty show increases. The population of Cromarty has decreased by 13.3 per cent., while that of Dingwall has increased by 31.1 per cent. and that of Stornoway by 15.9 per cent. Civil Parishes: Of the twenty-nine mainland parishes ten show increases and nineteen show decreases. The largest increase, 842, occurs in Dingwall, and the largest decrease, 556, in Lochbroom. Of the four island parishes Stornoway alone shows an increase. Barvas, Lochs and Uig all show substantial decreases — 767 or 13.1 per cent in Barvas, 738 or 19.2 per cent. in Lochs, and 648 or 19.3 per cent. in Uig. The increase in Stornpway amounts to 5.6 per cent. The population of the larger islands within the County is as follows: Lewis (Ross & Cromarty County portion), 23,345 and Bernera 384. These figures compared with those of 1931 show a decrease of population as follows: Lewis (Ross & Cromarty County portion), 1,340, and Bernera, 130.

ROXBURGH.— The population of this County has decreased by 123 or 0.3 per cent. to 45,562. The decrease is confined to the landward areas, the small burghs having increased in aggregate by 986 or 3.8 per cent. The landward part of the County has decreased by 1,109 or 5.7 per cent. Burghs: Of the four burghs only Hawick has decreased in population, the decrease amounting to 2.3 per cent. Jedburgh has increased by 33.3 per cent.; Kelso by 6.8 per cent., and Melrose by 4.5 per cent. Civil Parishes: The civil parishes in which the greatest decreases occur are: Castleton (207) and Hawick (347). The Parish of St. Boswells has increased by 268 or 28.2 per cent.

SELKIRK.—The population of the County is 21,724, which represents a decrease of 987 or 4.3 per cent. The decrease covers both the burghal and the landward part of the County. Burghs: The decrease in Galashiels amounts to 5.5 per cent., and in Selkirk to 3.1 per cent. Civil Parishes: Two of the civil parishes have increased their population, Caddonfoot by 318 or 50.6 per cent. and Melrose (the Selkirk County portion) by 59 or 57.3 per cent. The population of the entire Parish of Melrose has increased by 128 or 2.8 per cent. The heaviest decrease occurs in the Parish of Galashiels, where the population is now 795 smaller than it was in 1931.

STIRLING.—The population of the County of Stirling is 187,432—an increase of 20,985 or 12.6 per cent. The burghal population has increased by 9,725 or 10.8 per cent., and the landward by 11,260 or 14.7 per cent. Burghs: The population of the Burgh of Stirling has increased by 2,413 or 9.8 per cent., and of Falkirk by 962 or 2.6 per cent. All the small burghs have increased in population, the increases ranging from 9.5 per cent. in Bridge of Allan to 24.6 per cent. in Grangemouth. Civil Parishes: Of the twenty two civil parishes only two show decreases—Dunipace 19.8 per cent. and Muiravonside 13.5 per cent. The largest increase occurs in Grangemouth (4,513 or 21.8 per cent.).

SUTHERLAND.—The population of this County has decreased since 1931 by 15.1 per cent., and is now 13,664. There is an increase of 68 in the small burgh of Dornoch, but a decrease of 2,505 in the landward part of the County. Civil Parishes: One civil parish, Clyne, shows an insignificant increase. The remainder show decreases.

WEST LOTHIAN.—The population of this County is now 88,576 or 8.8 per cent. more than in 1931, the increase being shared by the burghal and landward parts of the County. Burghs: Only one of the small burghs—Boness—shows a decrease, and this amounts to 263 or 2.6 per cent. The population of Whitburn has more than doubled. Civil Parishes: Only three civil parishes—Linlithgow, Torphichen and Uphall—show decreases, the decrease in Uphall being, however, insignificant.

WIGTOWN.—The population of this County is 31,625 as against 29,331 in 1931—an increase of 2,294 or 7.8 per cent. The burghal population has increased by 21.4 per cent., while the landward population shows an insignificant decrease. Burghs: The population of each of the four burghs has increased, the largest increase being in Stranraer (1,987 or 29.9 per cent.). Civil Parishes: Substantial increases are shown in the Parishes of Inch (1,320) and Leswalt (2,821), which cover portions of the Burgh of Stranraer. On the other hand, the greatest decrease occurs in the Parish of Stranraer itself (1,500 or 53.5 per cent.). The change is probably caused by the transfer of population from the older parts of the burgh in Stranraer Parish to the newer housing areas in the Parishes of Inch and Leswalt.

ZETLAND.—The population of this County is 19,343, as against 21,421 in 1931, the decrease being 2,078 or 9.7 per cent. Burghs: The only burgh in the County, Lerwick, has increased its population by 4.4 per cent., while the population of the landward area has decreased by 14.3 per cent. Civil Parishes : Only two civil parishes—Lerwick and Tingwall—show increases of population. The largest decrease occurs in Yell, which had a population of 1,883 in 1931 and 1,483 in 1951.

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