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The Outer Hebrides have historically been a very strong Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) speaking area. Both the 1901 and 1921 census reported that all parishes were over 75% Gaelic speaking, including areas of high population density such as Stornoway.
Population: 1,254 [3] Population rank ... 12 [2] Population density: 4.14 people/km 2 [3] [4] Largest settlement ... The Outer Hebrides Thrust Zone runs along the ...
However, this should be referenced with the source of both the area and population data. Rankings are another matter and statements such as "this is the third most densely populated island in the Outer Hebrides" should be avoided unless a reliable source corroborates the information.
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.
Population density (people per km 2) by country. This is a list of countries and dependencies ranked by population density, sorted by inhabitants per square kilometre or square mile. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
The islands of Scotland's west coast are known collectively as the Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides are separated from the Inner Hebrides by The Minch to the north and the Sea of the Hebrides to the south. The Outer Hebrides are administered by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and had a population of 26,502 in 2001. [7] The Outer Hebrides have ...
South Uist (Scottish Gaelic: Uibhist a Deas, [ˈɯ.ɪʃtʲ ə ˈtʲes̪] ⓘ; Scots: Sooth Uist) is the second-largest island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.At the 2011 census, it had a usually resident population of 1,754: a decrease of 64 since 2001. [10]
At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 1,810. 62.0% had some knowledge of Gaelic. [3] A hundred years before, in 1911, 91.1% were Gaelic speaking (and 97.5% in 1881). [4] The area of the parish is 114,601 acres (179.1 sq mi; 463.8 km 2). [5] The parish originally belonged to the county of Ross and Cromarty.