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List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975 facts for kids

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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.

Counties

County County town Alternative forms and Gaelic name Area (acres) Area (km2) Population Population
density
(per km2)
Inverness-shire Inverness 2,695,094 10,915.13 89,655 8.21
Argyllshire Lochgilphead Argyll, Argyle, Earra-Ghaidheal 2,067,034 8,364.98 59,777 7.15
Ross and Cromarty Dingwall Ross-shire 1,977,254 8,007.88 58,284 7.28
Perthshire Perth 1,586,577 6,425.63 127,104 19.78
Sutherland Dornoch 1,297,914 5,276.07 13,055 2.47
Aberdeenshire Aberdeen 1,246,585 5,172.55 150,703 29.14
Ayrshire Ayr 724,239 2,930.95 361,248 123.25
Dumfriesshire Dumfries 688,067 2,784.56 88,215 31.68
Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkcudbright The Stewartry 574,024 2,324.79 27,369 11.77
Angus Forfar Forfarshire 540,352 2,186.77 97,312 44.50
Lanarkshire Hamilton (historically Lanark) 535,605 2,169.20 626,787 288.95
Caithness Wick Gallaibh 438,833 1,775.93 27,792 15.65
Roxburghshire Jedburgh 425,564 1,725.24 41,960 24.32
Banffshire Banff 403,054 1,631.14 43,500 26.67
Zetland Lerwick Shetland, Sealltainn, Hjaltiland c.3,523.37 1,425.85 17,331 12.15
Fife Cupar Fifeshire, Fiobha 322,878 1,306.67 327,126 250.35
Wigtownshire Wigtown The Shire 311,984 1,262.58 27,337 21.65
Moray Elgin Morayshire, Elginshire, Moireabh 304,931 1,234.97 51,502 41.70
Berwickshire Duns (anciently Berwick-upon-Tweed, and then Greenlaw) 292,535 1,183.84 20,778 17.55
Stirlingshire Stirling 288,349 1,166.90 208,958 179.07
Kincardineshire Stonehaven (historically Kincardine) The Mearns, A' Mhaoirne 244,428 989.93 26,066 26.33
Orkney Kirkwall Arcaibh, Orkneyjar c.240,848 934.67 17,082 18.28
Peeblesshire Peebles 222,240 900.07 13,675 15.19
Midlothian Edinburgh Edinburghshire 203,354 823.58 142,213 172.68
Selkirkshire Selkirk 171,209 692.85 20,868 30.12
East Lothian Haddington Haddingtonshire 171,044 692.73 55,908 80.71
Dunbartonshire Dumbarton Dumbartonshire 154,467 625.11 237,540 380.00
Renfrewshire Renfrew 143,829 578.00 362,130 626.52
Bute Rothesay Buteshire 139,711 565.39 13,309 23.54
Nairnshire Nairn 104,251 422.21 11,050 26.17
West Lothian Linlithgow Linlithgowshire 76,859 311.03 108,484 348.79
Kinross-shire Kinross 52,025 210.70 6,423 30.48
Clackmannanshire Alloa (historically Clackmannan) 34,838 140.99 45,544 323.03

Cities

Historically cities were parts of larger counties. Edinburgh was in Midlothian, Aberdeen in Aberdeenshire, and Glasgow in Lanarkshire (although parts of greater Glasgow extended into other counties, e.g. Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire).

County County town Alternative forms and Gaelic name Area (acres) Area (km2) Population Population density
(per km2)
City of Glasgow Glasgow Glaschu, Glesca, Glasgie 34,647 140.21 897,484 6,401.00
City of Edinburgh Edinburgh Dun Eideann, Embra, Edina, Dunedin, Auld Reekie 32,415 131.17 453,585 3,457.99
City of Dundee Dundee Dùn Dè 12,229 49.48 182,204 3,682.33
City of Aberdeen Aberdeen Obar Dheathain, Aiberdein 16,715 67.64 182,071 2,691.77

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