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Available Themes
Population
Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry
How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure
Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language
How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death
Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty
Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing
Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Click on the hyperlinks for direct access to key graphs and tables.
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Total Population 1801 to 2011: Population grew from 675 in 1801 to 51,442 in 2011.
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Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1861 to 2011: In 1861, only 4. per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 2011 15.96 per cent were.
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Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 101.23 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1931, and the lowest was 1.66 in 2011.
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Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 41.08 per cent of all workers worked in manufacturing, but in 2011 this had fallen to 14.34 per cent.
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Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 17.19 per cent in 1931, and the lowest was 2.21 in 1961.
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Precentage of workforce with degrees 1951 to 2011: In 1951, only 2.459 per cent of occupied males had stayed in education past age 20, but in 2001 22.63 per cent of the population had degree-level qualifications.
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Proportion of male workers with professional and managerial jobs, from 1951 to 2011: In 1951, 12.08 per cent of men had these generally better paid jobs, and in 2011 this had risen to 16.75 per cent.
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Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 69.39 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .63 per cent.
We have created these time series for the modern local authority area
by using a Geographical Information System to re-district
statistics for a variety of historical units which covered the same area.
- Preferred Name:
- CLACKMANNANSHIRE
- Unit Type:
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District/Unitary Authority
- Date created:
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- Date abolished:
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- Unit ID:
- 10039757
- Authorities:
- Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
Alternative names
The following alternative names exist:
Name |
Status |
Language |
Start |
End |
Authority |
CLACKMANNAN |
Official |
English |
|
1-APR-1995 |
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards) |
CLACKMANNANSHIRE |
Preferred |
English |
1-APR-1996 |
|
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
00QF |
Code: Office for National Statistics |
English |
|
|
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics) |
Unit associations
This unit was associated with the following other units:
Unit history
This unit was part of the following units:
Boundary changes
We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.
Lower level units
We know of no units which were contained within this unit.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth,
Clackmannanshire District
through time | Census tables with data for the District/Unitary Authority,
A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10039757
Date accessed: 08th December 2024