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 | 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 |
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.