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Year |
Population |
Area (ha) |
Area Changes |
| 1300* | 1,500 | ||
| 1450* | 2,000 | ||
| 1600* | 7,000 | ||
| 1791* | 66,000 | 716 | Anderston to James Street/West Nile Street to Camlachie. |
| 1831 | 202,426 | 883 | [Necropolis and Blythswood (1830)] |
| 1846 | 280,000 c. | 2,344 | Burghs of Anderston, Calton and Gorbals. Districts of Bridgeton, Parkhead Camlachie, Dennistoun, Garngad, Park, Woodside and North Kelvinside. |
| 1872 | 494,824 | 2,442 | Districts of Keppochhill, Alexandra Parade and the new Glasgow University grounds. |
| 1891 | 658,073 | 4,800 | Burghs of Govanhill, Crosshill, Pollokshields East, Pollokshields, Maryhill and Hillhead. [Districts of Mount Florida, Langside, Shawlands, Kelvinside, Possilpark and Springburn. Coplawhill and rest of Gorbals (1878)] |
| 1901 | 761,712 | 5,135 | [Bellahouston Park and Craigton (1896). Districts of Blackhill, Shawfield and the east end of Glasgow Green (1899)] |
| 1912 | 800,000 c. | 7,763 | Burghs of Govan, Partick, Pollokshaws. Districts of Shettleston, Tollcross, West of Govan, Cathcart, Newlands and West of Partick, Dawsholm, Temple and Knightswood. |
| 1921 | 1,034,174 | 7,763 | |
| 1926 | 1,090,380 | 11,942 | Districts of Lambhill, Millerston, Aikenhead, Mansewood, Kennishead, Carntyne, Cardonald, Robroyston, Nitshill, Hurlet, Crookston, Cardonald, Scotstoun, Yoker and Knightswood. |
| 1938 | 1,127,82 | 16,077 | Districts of Balmuildy, Auchinairn, Cardowan, Gartloch, Queenslie, Linn Park, Jenny Lind, Easterhouse, Darnley, Penilee, Drumry, Drumchapel and Summerston. [Districts of Hogganfield and Carntyne (1931)] |
| 1946 | 1,050,000 | 16,077 | |
| 1951 | 1,089,555 | 16,077 | |
| 1961 | 1,055,017 | 16,077 | |
| 1971 | 897,485 | 16,077 | |
| 1975 | 885,129 | 20,235 | Burgh of Rutherglen, Cambuslang, Mount Vernon, Baillieston. |
| 1981 | 774,068 | 20,235 | |
| 1985 | 735,080 | 20,235 | |
| 1989 | 698,890 | 20,289 | Minor boundary changes. |
| 1990 | 690,420 | 20,267 | Minor boundary changes. |
| 1991 | 688,600 | 20,267 | |
| 1994 | 680,000 | 20,267 | |
| 1995 | 674,820 | 20,267 | |
| 1996 | 616,430 | 17,730 | Rutherglen and Cambuslang transferred to South Lanarkshire in Tory gerrymandering exercise. |
* Figures for 1300 to 1800 are estimates.
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