Coldingham Parish : Population Density (Persons per Acre)

R_POP_DENS_A = (TOT_POP:now * 1.0) / AREA_ACRES:total

Data Role Period Covered Authority Source Details Method
TOT_POP:now 1881 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1881 Census of Scotland, Population summary, Table 1 , 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, the number of Families, of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; the number of the total Population and of Persons of each Sex; the number of Persons speaking Gaelic habitually; the number of Rooms with Windows; and the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or Subdivision thereof on the 4th April 1881. For comparison there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms with Windows in 1871' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1891 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1891 Census of Scotland, Population summary, Table 1 , 'Scotland in Civil Counties and Parishes, showing the Acreage, the number of Families, of Houses Inhabited, Uninhabited, and Building; the number of the total Population and of Persons of each Sex; the number of Persons speaking Gaelic only, and Gaelic and English; the number of Rooms with Windows; and the number of Persons temporarily absent or present in each Parish or Sub-division thereof on the 5th April 1891. For comparison there is added the number of Families, Persons of each Sex, Houses, and Rooms with Windows in 1881' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1911 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1911 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Civil Parishes' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1921 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1921 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, County Public Health Districts, and Civil Parishes of XXXXX in 1921 and in 1911' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1931 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1931 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Population of Burghs, Districts of Counties, and Civil Parishes' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
TOT_POP:now 1951 SRC GBH Source Documentation System 1951 Census of Scotland, County Report, Table 1 , 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs' Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area

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Our figures for the area of units as measured in acres are always numbers that were listed in census reports, while all areas measured in hectares have been calculated by us from our boundary maps. A small amount of the variation in persons per acre therefore results from changes in how accurately the country had been surveyed. Spectacular changes in density from one census to the next are usually the result of major boundary changes.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Coldingham Parish through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Rate: Population Density (Persons per Acre), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10016708/cube/POP_DENS_A

Date accessed: 09th April 2026