Historical demographic and statistical information

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The Local Studies Library has a collection of historical demographic and statistical information for towns and villages in Renfrewshire.

This includes population statistics for Renfrewshire towns and villages beginning with a figure for Renfrewshire and the Parish of Kilbarchan from 1755. The first population figure for Paisley is for 1791. Our most recent population information for Renfrewshire is from the 2001 Census.

The collection includes:

• Renfrewshire Council publications
• National publications relating to Renfrewshire
• Census and Old Parish Records. Use the 'Tracing your Family History' link on the right hand side of this page for more information about Census records and Old Parish Records for the Renfrewshire area.
• a full set of all 3 Statistical Accounts of Scotland covering the 1790s 1830s and the 1950s

The Our Communities section of this website provides additional statistical information including economic profiles and unemployment figures for wards within Renfrewshire.

Statistical information for Renfrewshire is also available from:

• Scottish Census Results Online (SCROL)
• National Statistics

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