List of counties of Scotland by area in 1951 explained

This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by area as at the 1951 census.

Rank	County	Area^[1]
1	Inverness-shire	2695094acres
2	Argyllshire	1990521acres
3	Ross and Cromarty	1977248acres
4	Perthshire^[2]	1595804acres
5	Sutherland	1297913acres
6	Aberdeenshire	1263300acres
7	Ayrshire	724232acres
8	Dumfriesshire	688111acres
9	Kirkcudbrightshire	574024acres
10	Angus	546775acres
11	Lanarkshire	535862acres
12	Caithness	438833acres
13	Roxburghshire	425564acres
14	Banffshire	403054acres
15	Zetland	352337acres
16	Fife	322778acres
17	Wigtownshire	311983acres
18	Moray^[3]	304931acres
19	Berwickshire	292535acres
20	Stirlingshire	288349acres
21	Kincardineshire	242460acres
22	Orkney	240848acres
23	Peeblesshire	222240acres
24	Midlothian	201922acres
25	Selkirkshire	171209acres
26	East Lothian	170971acres
27	Dunbartonshire	154362acres
28	Renfrewshire	143829acres
29	Bute	139711acres
30	Nairnshire	104251acres
31	West Lothian	76859acres
32	Kinross-shire	52392acres
33	Clackmannanshire	34938acres
Total	Scotland	align=right	18985354abbr=onNaNabbr=on

Cities

Rank	County	Area
1	Glasgow City	34647acres
2	Edinburgh City	32415acres
3	Dundee City	12229acres
4	Aberdeen City

See also

• List of Scottish council areas by area

Notes and References

1. Vision of Britain - 1951 Census of Scotland: County Report
2. Perth and Kinross were administered as a "combined county" from 1930-1975.
3. Moray and Nairn were administered as a "combined county" from 1930-1975.