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• Total Population 1801 to 1971: Population fell from 3,038 in 1801 to 57 in 1971.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,332 males aged 20 and over, 491 were Manufacturing.

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
GOVAN	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'.
GOVAN COMBINATION	Alternate	English			1911 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Population of Civil Parishes'.

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
GLASGOW ScoCofC	Scottish County			1951 Census of Scotland, Table 1, 'Comparison of population, density per 100 acres, and houses with 1931', for 'Burghs, Districts of Counties and CPs'.
LANARKSHIRE	Scottish County	1845	1975	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
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'.
GOVAN	Scottish Poor Law Combination			Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
RENFREW Burgh	Scottish Burgh/District	1892	1975	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
10 Jul 1935	was reduced to enlarge	RENFREW Burgh

Lower level units

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