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The city of Stirling has the smallest population amongst Scotland's cities, with an estimated population of just over 37,000 inhabitants. In total, Scotland consists of eight cities, with multiple larger towns, the largest town being Paisley. The section "Localities" contains a list of basic populated areas ordered by population.
James VI's Golden Charter to Perth in 1600 referred to it as a "free city and regal and royal burgh". [26] It was officially the second city of Scotland until 1975 when city status was removed when local government was reorganised. It regained the status in 2012. [27] Dunfermline was also made a royal burgh in ~1124 by David I of Scotland. [4]
The current land registration system in Scotland divides Scotland into 33 Registration Counties, [6] each coming into effect on various dates between 1981 and 2003. These areas in most cases resemble those of the pre-1975 administrative counties with Glasgow being the only current city to form a registration county.
This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 and abolished in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The list includes the county town, area, and population density.
This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by area as at the 1951 census. Rank County Area [1] 1 Inverness-shire: ... Glasgow City: 34,647 acres (140 km 2) 2
This ultimately ended the status of burghs, and all governance and political duties was subsumed into the local council. Each council area has an administrative centre, generally the largest town or city within the area. Historically, Scotland was divided into 34 counties or shires. Although these no longer have any administrative function ...
Area Population density; Aberchirder: 1149 49 23.4 Aboyne: 2202 228 9.7 Alford: 1925 98 19.6 Ballater: 1446 86 16.8 Balmedie: 1653 117 14.1 Banchory: 6034 352 17.1 Banff: 3991 141 28.3 Blackburn: 1386 50 27.7 Boddam: 1364 77 17.7 Inverallochy and Cairnbulg: 1197 48 24.9 Crimond: 793 64 12.4 Cruden Bay: 1608 92 17.5 Cuminestown: 457 83 5.5 ...
The individual counties and county councils continued to exist in these areas, but a joint county council became the principal local authority. [12] Following the changes, which came into effect in 1930, the following were the local government areas into which Scotland was divided: [12] The four counties of cities; 29 counties; 2 combined counties