The population of Ardchattan gleaned from various sources
Will need to find out exactly what area is included as our boundaries have varied considerably over the centuries.
In general the parish covers the area from the top of GlenUre, south Glen Creran, south Loch Creran, around the headland of Barcaldine Castle, Isle of Eriska, Lochnell House, to North Connel at Loch Etive, the north shores of Loch Etive to Bonawe, across the loch to River Awe, the north shores of River Awe around south Ben Cruachan to Stronmilichan, around the edges of Ben Cruachan to the watershed to Glenoe, Glenkinglass north to Glen Etive up to where it meets Glencoe.
The River Awe sections came and went, and in the 1900's we lost Glen Etive.
Population of Ardchattan (area changes a lot!)
1755 Webster’s Census : 2195
1790 The Statistical Account of Scotland 2300
1818 Parochial Return, Education of the Poor (1818) 2288
1831 census : 2420
1861 census : 2346
1871 census : 1962
1881 census : 2221, of whom 1390 were in Ardchattan
2008 from Argyll and Bute council : around 1745
Language
Gaelic speakers in A&M from census records
1881 1558 78%
1891 Gaelic only 170 - 9%, Gaelic & English 1290 65% (total Gaelic speakers 74%)
1901 Gaelic only 74 3%, Gaelic & English 1346 63% (total Gaelic speakers 66%)
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