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Linlithgow: 13,370 433 30.9 Livingston (2) 54,826 2203 23.1 Longridge: 650 18 36.1 Mid Calder (2) ... Demographics of Scotland; United Kingdom Census 2001;
Linlithgow gained its royal status as a burgh in 1388 under a charter from Robert II of Scotland. [6] Linlithgow developed in the Middle Ages as a royal residence for Scottish Kings on the raised hill beside the Loch, as the site was a logical stop between Edinburgh to the east and Stirling to the West. [7]
This is a list of counties of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) ... Linlithgow: Linlithgowshire 76,859 [17] 311.03 108,484 348.79 Kinross-shire [7]
The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every ten years, although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place at intervals of five years or more. There are actually three separate censuses in the United Kingdom – in England and Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland – although they are often co ...
This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by population as at the 1951 census. Rank County Total population 1: Glasgow City: 1,089,767 2: Lanark: 524,596 3:
Linlithgow is one of the nine wards used to elect members of the West Lothian Council. It elects four Councillors. In 2019, the population of the ward was 16,499. [2]
Notable residents of West Lothian include monarchs and political figures including Mary Queen of Scots (born at Linlithgow Palace), King James the Fifth (born at Linlithgow Palace), Robin Cook (the Member of Parliament for Livingston from 1983 to 2005), Alex Salmond (from Linlithgow, the former First Minister of Scotland), and Sir Tom Dalyell ...
From 1845 to 1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland: having parochial boards from 1845 to 1894, and parish councils from 1894 until 1930.. The parishes, which had their origins in the ecclesiastical parishes of the Church of Scotland, often overlapped county boundaries, largely because they reflected earlier territorial divisions.