Census Facts

1901 Census Facts

13,001 husbands were away from home on the night of the Census.

Over half the female population of Linlithgow was under 20 years of age.

41 people were 100 years of age and above (44 in 1891, 57 in 1881).

13,194 people lived in asylums stated as Lunatics or Imbeciles.

11,797 people took shelter in poorhouses.

3,104 people held in prisons and police cells.

4,023 spent the night in barns, sheds, tents or caravans.

22,627 Foreign Nationals resided in Scotland: 0.5% of the population.

92.85% children aged 5-14 at school or studying at home.