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According to the 2011 Census, there are 5,492 Scottish Gaelic speakers (43%) in the greater Stornoway area. [ 61 ] The annual Hebridean Celtic Festival is a 4-day community-led festival which attracts over 10,000 visitors each July.
Historical population of Stornoway, Quebec (Source: StatsCan) Year 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011
The islands' total population was 26,502 at the 2001 census, and the 2011 figure was 27,684. [39] During the same period Scottish island populations as a whole grew by 4% to 103,702. [ 42 ] The largest settlement in the Outer Hebrides is Stornoway on Lewis, [ 43 ] [ 44 ] which has a population of about 8,100.
Lewis and Harris is the most populous of the Scottish islands: It had just over 21,000 residents in 2011, [4] a rise of 5.6% from the 2001 census total of 19,918. [20] Stornoway is the main town of the island, and the civil parish of Stornoway, including the town and various nearby villages, has a population of about 12,000. [21]
Lewis' main settlement, the only burgh on the Outer Hebrides, is Stornoway (Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh), from which ferries sail to Ullapool on the Scottish mainland. In the 2011 census Lewis had a population of 19,658. The island's settlements are on or near the coasts or sea lochs, being particularly concentrated on the north east coast.
Due to its flatter, more fertile land, Lewis contains three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles, and the largest settlement, Stornoway. The only other island in the Outer Hebrides that is in the county of Ross and Cromarty and was inhabited at the 2011 census was Great Bernera, which is linked to Lewis by a bridge. [35]
Stornoway Settlement. Falkirk. Locality Population (2001) Area Population density; ... United Kingdom Census 2001; United Kingdom Census 2011; References
As of 2011 , there were 1,212 ... In the 2001 census, Harris had a usually resident population of 1,916. [1] ... with the major finishing mills in Shawbost and Stornoway.