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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population grew from 2,844 in 1801 to 56,652 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,249 males aged 20 and over, 419 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.

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
OLD KILPATRICK	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'.
KILPATRICK OLD OR WEST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OLD OR WEST KILPATRICK	Alternate	English			1921 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Population of Burghs, County Public Health Districts, and Civil Parishes of XXXXX in 1921 and in 1911'.
WEST KILPATRICK	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
DUNBARTONSHIRE	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'.
CLYDEBANK Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
DUMBARTON	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
DUMBARTON Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District		1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
KILPATRICK Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District	1649	1975	The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

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