Vision of Britain | 1861 Census: Ages

1861 Census of Scotland, Population Tables and Report. Ages, Civil or Conjugal Condition, Occupations and Birth-places of the People in Scotland: with the Number and Ages of the Blind, of the Deaf-Dumb, and the inmates of Poorhouses, Prisons, Lunatic Asylums, and Hospitals. Vol II, Table [3] : " Ages of the Males and Females in the Registration Counties arranged Geographically".

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Click on the unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	TOTAL AT ALL AGES. [2]	Under					5-- [8]	10-- [9]	15-- [10]	20-- [11]	25-- [12]	30-- [13]	35-- [14]	40-- [15]	45-- [16]	50-- [17]	55-- [18]	60-- [19]	65-- [20]	70-- [21]	75-- [22]	80-- [23]	85-- [24]	90-- [25]	95-- [26]	100-- [27]	105 and above [28]	Age Unsp. [29]
	[Gender]	Both Sexes. [1]	TOTAL AT ALL AGES. [2]	1 Yr. [3]	2 [4]	3 [5]	4 [6]	5 [7]	5-- [8]	10-- [9]	15-- [10]	20-- [11]	25-- [12]	30-- [13]	35-- [14]	40-- [15]	45-- [16]	50-- [17]	55-- [18]	60-- [19]	65-- [20]	70-- [21]	75-- [22]	80-- [23]	85-- [24]	90-- [25]	95-- [26]	100-- [27]	105 and above [28]	Age Unsp. [29]
Scotland Country Total	M.	-	1,449,848	46,055	42,103	42,443	41,033	40,375	184,317	165,120	150,428	127,476	101,220	90,665	78,477	73,821	62,371	56,405	42,956	40,643	24,549	17,840	10,677	5,933	1,839	496	109	28	2	2,467
	F.	-	1,612,446	44,399	40,773	41,114	40,096	38,868	178,867	157,608	156,991	152,830	131,589	111,543	95,545	88,639	73,004	67,922	51,278	53,398	32,871	25,703	15,311	9,415	3,209	938	250	55	2	228
Aberdeenshire County	M.	-	105,322	3,281	3,145	3,193	2,989	3,039	14,016	12,550	11,041	8,668	6,755	6,025	5,294	4,979	4,374	4,059	3,429	3,035	2,012	1,489	1,079	532	181	52	12	2	1	90
	F.	-	118,022	3,154	2,990	3,058	2,866	2,738	13,283	12,024	11,139	10,537	9,165	7,689	6,884	5,977	5,478	5,002	3,963	4,074	2,768	2,216	1,581	932	369	98	31	1	0	5
Angus County	M.	-	93,280	3,206	2,759	2,878	2,620	2,595	12,208	10,782	9,360	7,565	6,160	5,710	4,936	4,578	4,227	3,985	3,073	2,732	1,571	1,070	648	307	86	26	6	1	0	191
	F.	-	113,470	2,978	2,716	2,710	2,523	2,574	11,616	10,503	11,265	11,793	9,953	8,110	7,005	6,428	5,174	5,071	3,746	3,746	2,184	1,627	988	499	174	55	11	0	0	21
Argyll County	M.	-	40,914	1,033	988	1,060	1,044	1,115	5,065	4,874	4,359	3,169	2,559	2,353	1,976	2,055	1,746	1,851	1,482	1,519	970	780	451	313	105	35	7	2	0	3
	F.	-	42,945	915	935	1,054	981	1,027	4,851	4,833	4,062	3,320	3,011	2,611	2,438	2,241	2,028	2,052	1,532	1,750	1,057	996	570	473	123	55	9	7	1	13
Ayrshire County	M.	-	97,035	3,310	2,996	3,092	3,061	2,902	13,070	11,480	10,056	8,176	6,688	6,032	5,171	4,725	3,975	3,444	2,614	2,309	1,547	1,115	654	382	115	30	1	3	0	87
	F.	-	102,028	3,189	2,972	2,944	2,948	2,819	12,669	10,635	10,127	9,082	7,787	6,650	5,628	5,312	4,332	4,017	3,009	2,898	1,919	1,457	894	480	193	39	13	2	0	13
Banffshire County	M.	-	26,401	840	805	787	831	771	3,722	3,376	2,612	1,992	1,557	1,414	1,256	1,213	1,050	989	818	869	564	406	275	185	44	17	3	1	0	4
	F.	-	29,619	803	809	767	822	791	3,581	3,160	2,770	2,338	2,153	1,890	1,586	1,469	1,255	1,170	966	1,127	743	537	453	278	99	38	10	1	0	3
Berwickshire County	M.	-	17,354	546	519	476	514	435	2,290	1,997	1,836	1,364	1,115	953	924	866	771	708	585	547	355	294	141	86	26	4	0	0	0	2
	F.	-	19,134	494	454	488	504	423	2,184	1,950	1,915	1,801	1,428	1,263	1,089	968	901	784	632	647	441	359	214	134	45	10	2	1	0	3
Buteshire County	M.	-	7,208	173	182	167	201	191	911	898	752	574	418	372	353	341	335	313	272	247	192	141	95	54	20	5	1	0	0	0
	F.	-	9,123	155	210	171	180	191	868	857	930	840	701	587	533	497	455	443	409	401	250	197	124	77	32	8	6	1	0	0
Caithness County	M.	-	19,846	521	517	546	592	554	2,631	2,317	2,133	1,551	1,272	1,167	908	828	798	840	730	752	405	362	181	137	53	21	3	2	0	25
	F.	-	22,354	544	507	552	540	534	2,427	2,118	2,170	1,936	1,700	1,514	1,186	1,149	965	1,000	848	889	638	495	292	220	83	37	8	1	0	1
Clackmannanshire County	M.	-	9,742	288	297	307	314	314	1,308	1,227	1,039	765	592	553	484	495	428	384	280	247	144	88	44	19	9	1	0	0	0	115
	F.	-	10,380	301	289	297	299	262	1,298	1,035	1,122	899	753	640	581	579	448	429	346	318	196	150	73	47	15	2	1	0	0	0
Dumfries Shire County	M.	-	35,687	1,090	1,024	1,011	960	1,036	4,631	4,389	3,570	2,743	2,219	1,993	1,799	1,819	1,686	1,484	1,172	1,161	675	577	354	188	76	10	2	3	0	15
	F.	-	40,217	1,036	978	988	973	988	4,601	4,229	3,760	3,423	2,877	2,507	2,320	2,212	1,919	1,861	1,408	1,451	945	806	510	291	103	24	5	0	0	2
Dunbartonshire County	M.	-	26,455	817	817	775	803	728	3,266	2,858	2,625	2,548	2,036	1,814	1,451	1,341	1,080	998	744	703	406	276	123	69	24	3	1	0	0	149
	F.	-	27,724	841	713	738	733	703	3,289	2,717	2,709	2,806	2,401	1,946	1,582	1,557	1,147	1,042	799	826	478	342	164	117	47	18	1	0	0	8
East Lothian County	M.	-	17,866	518	508	541	456	494	2,389	2,119	1,876	1,457	1,188	972	884	982	856	720	569	549	351	216	133	51	26	2	2	0	0	7
	F.	-	19,760	506	519	509	525	493	2,251	2,098	1,734	1,775	1,525	1,282	1,128	1,070	980	868	649	670	474	324	213	106	42	7	2	0	0	10
Fife County	M.	-	72,714	2,236	2,198	2,159	2,158	2,084	9,798	9,006	7,459	5,337	4,113	4,084	3,789	3,607	3,155	2,950	2,488	2,252	1,485	1,040	593	279	84	19	2	0	0	339
	F.	-	82,307	2,134	2,082	2,094	2,054	2,053	9,431	8,553	7,606	7,137	5,923	5,337	4,899	4,526	4,049	3,598	2,934	2,903	1,969	1,478	866	469	158	44	7	0	0	3
Inverness Shire County	M.	-	39,479	954	887	1,014	948	1,014	4,856	4,503	4,242	3,431	2,696	2,384	1,944	2,114	1,518	1,821	1,267	1,474	791	706	445	311	85	32	10	5	0	27
	F.	-	45,423	931	895	1,047	981	970	4,762	4,450	4,472	4,148	3,562	3,119	2,559	2,648	1,806	2,244	1,431	2,046	1,028	977	547	567	135	51	21	15	1	10
Kincardineshire County	M.	-	16,939	469	467	461	492	470	2,185	2,178	1,754	1,284	947	906	874	830	754	644	628	567	379	323	176	100	29	18	2	0	0	2
	F.	-	17,915	499	448	447	413	392	2,106	1,928	1,730	1,480	1,146	1,088	984	891	834	757	642	681	498	424	254	176	67	22	5	1	0	2
Kinross Shire County	M.	-	4,150	112	100	123	111	106	546	503	430	281	224	232	203	193	191	177	174	165	110	89	47	19	11	2	0	0	0	1
	F.	-	4,581	134	115	131	107	120	468	458	418	355	326	253	267	243	229	207	181	199	161	100	58	40	10	1	0	0	0	0
Kirkcudbrightshire County	M.	-	19,789	587	579	576	505	559	2,599	2,404	2,191	1,564	1,100	1,040	980	925	933	814	624	660	390	355	206	128	42	11	2	1	1	13
	F.	-	22,706	574	543	575	562	545	2,511	2,336	2,151	1,993	1,633	1,407	1,240	1,233	1,139	1,002	883	798	548	485	287	189	48	13	2	1	0	8
Lanarkshire County	M.	-	308,263	11,254	9,538	9,431	9,003	8,692	37,417	32,375	31,927	31,142	25,381	22,428	18,366	16,839	13,006	10,708	7,087	6,331	3,318	2,019	1,033	524	170	30	9	1	0	234
	F.	-	332,181	10,679	9,338	9,183	9,040	8,449	37,217	30,863	33,156	35,334	30,725	25,507	20,324	18,530	14,084	12,417	8,381	8,399	4,417	3,222	1,633	857	287	93	15	3	0	28
Midlothian County	M.	-	126,429	3,839	3,521	3,462	3,280	3,335	15,063	13,659	12,965	12,935	9,808	8,379	7,447	6,696	5,582	4,767	3,568	3,197	1,855	1,251	718	302	88	15	1	1	0	695
	F.	-	147,664	3,812	3,419	3,286	3,251	3,108	14,628	12,971	14,634	15,333	13,282	10,960	9,509	8,639	7,279	6,468	5,091	4,909	2,968	2,114	1,145	579	192	41	11	2	0	33
Moray County	M.	-	20,737	637	558	609	573	602	2,940	2,515	2,097	1,563	1,258	1,213	1,085	984	886	780	639	638	428	328	208	123	47	9	2	0	0	15
	F.	-	23,481	611	583	589	600	589	2,723	2,417	2,182	1,936	1,628	1,547	1,459	1,187	1,037	954	778	922	574	487	339	217	88	23	8	0	0	3
Nairnshire County	M.	-	3,976	101	104	93	94	108	475	454	443	339	264	224	202	214	176	175	141	129	81	69	46	29	11	2	0	0	0	2
	F.	-	4,371	73	97	95	80	89	443	449	459	373	298	317	268	261	234	194	138	163	105	108	63	38	21	3	0	0	0	2
Orkney County	M.	-	14,924	406	399	396	387	397	1,854	1,710	1,518	1,168	935	740	722	704	648	607	538	640	428	305	204	138	41	11	0	1	0	27
	F.	-	17,471	431	347	354	353	307	1,822	1,631	1,604	1,390	1,252	1,121	1,022	969	949	788	760	759	571	449	310	179	73	17	8	1	0	4
Peebles Shire County	M.	-	5,603	154	168	150	167	140	694	659	662	507	366	318	274	256	246	226	183	154	109	70	62	30	8	0	0	0	0	0
	F.	-	5,697	138	174	150	158	142	660	597	604	538	461	377	326	281	265	201	186	174	107	68	55	25	7	2	0	0	0	1
Perthshire County	M.	-	63,169	1,700	1,668	1,641	1,636	1,544	7,372	7,106	6,931	5,405	3,984	3,491	3,255	3,125	2,892	2,760	2,474	2,372	1,426	1,098	713	400	96	36	13	0	0	31
	F.	-	70,029	1,696	1,580	1,558	1,526	1,489	7,177	6,758	6,632	6,235	5,315	4,566	4,119	3,834	3,473	3,447	2,697	2,865	1,888	1,494	876	544	197	41	14	2	0	6
Renfrewshire County	M.	-	79,380	2,692	2,425	2,480	2,369	2,189	10,064	8,559	8,063	7,423	6,097	5,305	4,390	4,178	3,502	2,976	2,027	1,942	1,080	755	440	196	42	26	4	0	0	156
	F.	-	89,366	2,658	2,347	2,305	2,303	2,185	9,982	8,377	9,218	9,197	7,872	6,476	5,346	5,085	3,750	3,508	2,465	2,657	1,460	1,140	566	322	99	31	7	2	0	8
Ross and Cromarty County	M.	-	38,462	1,012	957	1,028	992	1,013	4,804	4,312	3,944	3,055	2,411	2,325	2,114	1,914	1,551	1,790	1,197	1,462	840	726	450	365	99	29	18	1	0	53
	F.	-	43,965	948	886	1,062	989	1,050	4,675	4,256	4,007	3,697	3,271	3,080	2,534	2,554	1,862	2,123	1,483	2,052	1,103	960	581	555	129	58	22	13	0	15
Roxburghshire County	M.	-	26,593	818	721	717	699	721	3,176	3,036	2,714	2,393	1,940	1,720	1,528	1,468	1,227	1,053	794	709	459	368	193	94	35	2	1	0	0	7
	F.	-	27,129	819	676	660	636	678	3,123	2,741	2,701	2,449	2,248	1,696	1,633	1,483	1,309	1,101	907	804	584	437	258	127	40	13	3	1	0	2
Selkirkshire County	M.	-	5,069	157	169	139	132	156	675	578	550	423	348	296	294	237	226	179	162	146	88	60	28	20	5	1	0	0	0	0
	F.	-	5,341	151	145	132	155	144	598	571	543	522	416	352	303	276	241	223	188	149	99	69	36	21	6	1	0	0	0	0
Shetland County	M.	-	13,053	366	381	390	409	386	1,856	1,662	1,254	767	647	657	574	502	553	566	532	539	396	266	179	99	49	8	3	1	0	11
	F.	-	18,617	358	361	385	356	373	1,721	1,595	1,677	1,656	1,601	1,328	1,097	1,040	983	837	707	801	604	468	311	214	100	26	15	0	0	3
Stirlingshire County	M.	-	43,487	1,370	1,319	1,273	1,293	1,246	5,761	5,070	4,745	3,739	2,803	2,650	2,321	2,241	1,843	1,666	1,262	1,123	665	460	295	133	45	14	1	0	0	149
	F.	-	44,651	1,343	1,246	1,332	1,238	1,224	5,454	4,690	4,308	3,865	3,202	2,877	2,578	2,468	1,967	1,861	1,393	1,406	811	626	395	240	81	28	4	0	0	14
Sutherland County	M.	-	11,058	245	256	279	269	270	1,379	1,334	1,130	815	695	624	552	544	483	532	406	436	301	203	139	116	28	15	1	2	0	4
	F.	-	13,099	279	233	267	259	260	1,265	1,262	1,229	1,124	975	850	780	770	609	663	481	622	413	336	197	144	52	17	7	0	0	5
West Lothian County	M.	-	20,069	744	629	633	613	607	2,727	2,115	2,017	1,880	1,562	1,327	1,158	1,075	772	646	453	438	284	199	112	51	16	2	1	0	0	8
	F.	-	18,976	687	627	629	619	623	2,533	2,004	1,563	1,569	1,471	1,283	1,091	973	768	604	514	536	335	294	149	74	24	5	0	0	0	1
Wigtownshire County	M.	-	19,395	579	502	556	518	562	2,569	2,515	2,133	1,453	1,082	964	969	953	901	793	544	599	444	336	212	153	43	8	1	1	0	5
	F.	-	22,700	528	539	557	522	535	2,650	2,542	2,394	1,949	1,528	1,313	1,247	1,289	1,055	986	731	756	535	461	309	184	70	17	2	0	0	1

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Using data from this table, Vision of Britain can map the following rates for within Scotland Country:

Rate	Date
Percentage aged 15-64	1861
Percentage Aged over 65	1861
Percentage aged under 15	1861

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