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1881 Census of Scotland, Tables of Population, houses, rooms with windows in Scotland and its Islands on 4th April 1881, Table 2 : " Houses and Population in the Divisions and Registration Counties in 1881, Together with the Number of Families, and the Number of Rooms with Windows. (Including Shipping.)".
| DIVISIONS AND REGISTRATION COUNTIES. | Number of separate Families. | HOUSES. | POPULATION. | Number of Rooms with one or more Windows. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In- habited. | Vacant. | Build- ing. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||||
| SCOTLAND | 805,883 | 729,010 | 62,501 | 4,980 | 1,797,592 | 1,936,849 | 3,734,441 | 2,340,264 | |
| DIVISIONS. | |||||||||
| I. | NORTHERN | 27,460 | 24,488 | 989 | 138 | 57,180 | 66,777 | 123,957 | 71,113 |
| II. | NORTH-WESTERN | 36,789 | 32,253 | 1,341 | 194 | 79,302 | 86,542 | 165,844 | 111,341 |
| III. | NORTH-EASTERN | 90,710 | 78,909 | 3,588 | 493 | 199,831 | 218,355 | 418,186 | 302,519 |
| IV. | EAST-MIDLAND | 140,041 | 120,497 | 9,002 | 487 | 278,760 | 323,680 | 602,440 | 412,556 |
| V. | WEST-MIDLAND | 60,544 | 56,080 | 5,321 | 534 | 140,384 | 143,009 | 283,393 | 187,000 |
| VI. | SOUTH-WESTERN | 284,818 | 271,289 | 31,600 | 1,551 | 682,322 | 702,710 | 1,385,032 | 708,330 |
| VII. | SOUTH-EASTERN | 120,068 | 103,945 | 8,386 | 1,308 | 260,909 | 285,206 | 546,115 | 379,261 |
| VIII. | SOUTHERN | 45,453 | 41,549 | 2,274 | 275 | 98,904 | 110,570 | 209,474 | 168,144 |
| I. NORTHERN. | |||||||||
| 1 | SHETLAND | 6,189 | 5,444 | 278 | 20 | 12,656 | 17,053 | 29,709 | 12,056 |
| 2 | ORKNEY | 7,287 | 6,398 | 239 | 35 | 14,973 | 17,064 | 32,037 | 18,171 |
| 3 | CAITHNESS | 8,974 | 8,036 | 271 | 57 | 18,806 | 21,033 | 39,839 | 24,332 |
| 4 | SUTHERLAND | 5,010 | 4,610 | 201 | 26 | 10,745 | 11,627 | 22,372 | 16,554 |
| II. NORTH WESTERN. | |||||||||
| 5 | ROSS AND CROMARTY | 17,781 | 15,860 | 717 | 85 | 37,424 | 42,034 | 79,458 | 51,983 |
| 6 | INVERNESS | 19,008 | 16,393 | 624 | 109 | 41,878 | 44,508 | 86,386 | 59,358 |
| III. NORTH EASTERN. | |||||||||
| 7 | NAIRN | 2,006 | 1,735 | 99 | 15 | 4,197 | 4,650 | 8,847 | 7,455 |
| 8 | ELGIN (OR MORAY) | 10,164 | 8,906 | 437 | 73 | 21,313 | 23,768 | 45,081 | 38,075 |
| 9 | BANFF | 12,972 | 11,944 | 570 | 72 | 28,365 | 31,412 | 59,777 | 42,825 |
| 10 | ABERDEEN | 57,764 | 49,437 | 2,027 | 302 | 128,561 | 140,453 | 269,014 | 186,720 |
| 11 | KINCARDINE | 7,804 | 6,887 | 455 | 31 | 17,395 | 18,072 | 35,467 | 27,444 |
| IV. EAST MIDLAND. | |||||||||
| 12 | FORFAR | 62,293 | 51,720 | 3,230 | 109 | 121,062 | 147,591 | 268,653 | 164,051 |
| 13 | PERTH | 30,572 | 25,706 | 1,760 | 144 | 61,934 | 68,341 | 130,275 | 111,468 |
| 14 | FIFE | 39,961 | 36,250 | 3,260 | 205 | 80,929 | 91,231 | 172,160 | 116,285 |
| 15 | KINROSS | 1,890 | 1,839 | 212 | 10 | 3,447 | 3,883 | 7,330 | 6,253 |
| 16 | CLACKMANNAN | 5,325 | 4,982 | 540 | 19 | 11,388 | 12,634 | 24,022 | 14,499 |
| V. WEST MIDLAND. | |||||||||
| 17 | STIRLING | 22,581 | 21,033 | 1,836 | 188 | 53,644 | 53,234 | 106,878 | 62,386 |
| 18 | DUMBARTON | 16,067 | 14,818 | 1,286 | 200 | 38,750 | 39,426 | 78,176 | 47,758 |
| 19 | ARGYLL | 17,769 | 16,368 | 1,553 | 127 | 39,891 | 40,805 | 80,696 | 61,214 |
| 20 | BUTE | 4,127 | 3,861 | 646 | 19 | 8,099 | 9,544 | 17,643 | 15,642 |
| VI. SOUTH WESTERN. | |||||||||
| 21 | RENFREW | 46,868 | 42,687 | 3,329 | 255 | 108,396 | 116,855 | 225,251 | 122,594 |
| 22 | AYR | 45,387 | 40,807 | 3,655 | 260 | 106,773 | 110,842 | 217,615 | 121,683 |
| 23 | LANARK | 192,563 | 187,795 | 24,616 | 1,036 | 467,153 | 475,013 | 942,166 | 464,053 |
| VII. SOUTH EASTERN. | |||||||||
| 24 | LINLITHGOW | 9,043 | 8,525 | 807 | 73 | 22,669 | 21,024 | 43,693 | 22,662 |
| 25 | EDINBURGH | 86,247 | 72,605 | 5,492 | 1,006 | 183,523 | 205,126 | 388,649 | 275,099 |
| 26 | HADDINGTON | 8,562 | 8,130 | 1,042 | 45 | 18,772 | 19,708 | 38,480 | 29,008 |
| 27 | BERWICK | 7,677 | 6,775 | 521 | 39 | 16,874 | 18,390 | 35,264 | 26,589 |
| 28 | PEBBLES | 2,936 | 2,676 | 249 | 44 | 6,555 | 7,130 | 13,685 | 9,895 |
| 29 | SELKIRK | 5,603 | 5,234 | 275 | 101 | 12,516 | 13,828 | 26,344 | 16,008 |
| VIII. SOUTHERN | |||||||||
| 30 | ROXBURGH | 11,199 | 10,054 | 484 | 76 | 25,024 | 27,571 | 52,595 | 38,473 |
| 31 | DUMFRIES | 16,624 | 15,660 | 836 | 109 | 35,972 | 40,179 | 76,151 | 60,580 |
| 32 | KIRKCUDBRIGHT | 9,334 | 8,433 | 505 | 35 | 19,875 | 22,414 | 42,289 | 38,253 |
| 83 | WIGT0WN | 8,296 | 7,402 | 449 | 55 | 18,033 | 20,406 | 38,439 | 30,838 |