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Available Themes

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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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:
GLASGOW
Unit Type:
District/Unitary Authority
Status:
City
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10217751
Authorities:
Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
CITY OF GLASGOW Official English   4-APR-1996 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland (Information Paper: Local government area boundaries in Scotland: 1995 onwards)
GLASGOW CITY Preferred English 4-APR-1996   Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GLASGOW Alternate English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00QS Code: Office for National Statistics English     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was preceded by GLASGOW ScoCofC Scottish County The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SCOTLAND Dep Country     Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GLASGOW CfC Primary Urban Area     Centre for Cities, Primary Urban Areas: Spatial definitions

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, Glasgow City through time | Census tables with data for the District/Unitary Authority, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10217751

Date accessed: 06th December 2024