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Year 1 or less 1 to 1.5 Over 1.5
1911 2,543 Show data context 5,096 Show data context 19,200 Show data context
1961 11,121 Show data context 3,697 Show data context 2,005 Show data context
1971 11,950 Show data context 3,320 Show data context 1,130 Show data context
1981 18,143 Show data context 3,372 Show data context 542 Show data context
1991 20,949 Show data context 1,029 Show data context 150 Show data context
2001 21,041 Show data context 624 Show data context 64 Show data context
2011 22,410 Show data context 487 Show data context 84 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 27 A, 'Size of Household in Houses of stated size in - County'
1961 1961 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Population enumerated in Private and Non-Private Households', for 'County, LB, SB, Districts of County, NT'
1971 1971 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 24 , 'Persons in permanent buildings by density of occupation (persons per room)', for 'County, local authority areas'
1981 - 2001 Census of Population
2011 The Scottish Government, Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (QS409SC)

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