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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 1,130 in 1801 to 4,913 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 353 males aged 20 and over, 124 were Agricultural Labourers.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
KILMACOLM	Preferred	English			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
KILMALCOLM	Alternate	English			1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
RENFREWSHIRE	Scottish County	1845	1975	1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
PORT GLASGOW Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1695	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
05 Sep 1936	was reduced to enlarge	PORT GLASGOW
22 Feb 1947	was reduced to enlarge	PORT GLASGOW
25 Sep 1963	was reduced to enlarge	PORT GLASGOW	Area: 80 hectares.	1971 Census of Scotland, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of boundary (between 23rd April, 1961 and 25th April, 1971)', for 'County, local authority areas, civil parishes'.; United Kingdom Statutory Instrument (Port Glasgow Parish Boundary Alteration Order 1963)

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.