1931-2001: Population by Parish

Figures include populations of Burghs. NB Cockenzie & Port Seton was part of Tranent Parish

Parish 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 GRO 2001 GRO 1991 ELDC 1997 estimate ELDC
Aberlady 1094
524M
570F
1519
867M
652F
1089
511M
578F
1071
509M
562F
1114
515M
599F
1027
484M
543F
1210
571M
639F
1081 1226
578M
650F
Athelstaneford 945
431M
514F
1205
648M
557F
982
515M
467F
866
457M
409F
791
399M
392F
631
299M
332F
659
326M
333F
535 644
329M
316F
Bolton 296
151M
145F
239
124M
115F
209
102M
107F
180
86M
94F
206
108M
98F
254
116M
138F
175
93M
82F
168 170
81M
89F
Dirleton [& Gullane] 2824
1224M
1600F
2817
1317M
1500F
2768
1316M
1452F
3041
1469M
1572F
3205
1481M
1724F
3278
1575M
1703F
3188
1475M
1713F
3111 3411
1666M
1747F
Dunbar [incl West Barns] 5062
2399M
2663F
5439
2514M
2925F
5088
2364M
2724F
5696
2712M
2984F
6386
3126M
3260F
6849
3291M
3558F
7105
3398M
3707F
6536 7041
3485M
3560F
Garvald [& Bara] 554
296M
258F
448
258M
190F
374
225M
149F
310
175M
135F
283
151M
132F
242
122M
120F
448
230M
218F
282 309
164M
144F
Gladsmuir [& Longniddry & Macmerry] 1779
860M
919F
2001
1008M
993F
2173
1094M
1079F
3039
1479M
1560F
4349
2097M
2252F
4383
2126M
2257F
3894
1872M
2022F
4069 4271
2087M
2184F
Haddington 5682
2649M
3033F
5731
2695M
3036F
6592
3146M
3446F
7787
3752M
4035F
8842
4250M
4592F
9490
4596M
4894F
9689
4645M
5044F
9071 9676
4744M
4935F
Humbie 556
268M
288F
490
240M
250F
399
196M
203F
392
189M
203F
332
165M
167F
372
197M
175F
342
169M
173F
297 389
191M
197F
Innerwick 684
341M
343F
601
306M
178F
484
248M
236F
439
222M
217F
596
392M
204F
275
149M
126F
445
227M
218F
347 406
218M
187F
Inveresk [incl Musselburgh, Wallyford & Whitecraig] 20700 21493 22152
10709M
11443F
21489
10454M
11035F
20771
9829M
10942F
22243
10452M
11791F
23991
11260M
12731F
21645 23798
11385M
12417F
Morham 206
106M
100F
165
89M
76F
134
70M
64F
123
65M
58F
128
69M
59F
122
63M
59F
104 103
50M
53F
North Berwick 4083
1596M
2487F
4580
1983M
2597F
4470
1877M
2593F
4604
1991M
2613F
5260
2414M
2846F
5641
2574M
3067F
6553
3044M
3509F
5400 6119
2805M
3316
Parish 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 GRO 2001 GRO 1991 ELDC 1997 estimate ELDC
Oldhamstocks 405
207M
198F
269
134M
135F
221
105M
116F
184
89M
95F
167
90M
77F
204
104M
100F
193
92M
101F
178 210
104M
106F
Ormiston 2032
1072M
960F
2234
1129M
1105F
2195
1095M
1100F
2233
1116M
1117F
2121
1044M
1077F
2241
1109M
1132F
2326
1141M
1185F
2226 2370
1167M
1203F
Pencaitland 1398
727M
671F
1413
742M
671F
1620
819M
801F
1542
767M
775F
1906
934M
972F
2163
1074M
1089F
2467
1205M
1262F
1969 2497
1230M
1266F
Prestonkirk incl East Linton 1628
779M
849F
1555
784M
771F
1489
706M
783F
1365
644M
721F
1457
691M
766F
1846
896M
950F
2219
1081M
1138F
1680 2030
979M
1050F
Prestonpans 5986
3150M
2836F
7593
3799M
3794F
8339
4151M
5188F
8561
4252M
4309F
7726
3822M
3904F
7152
3439M
3713F
7341
3541M
3800F
6767 7249
3620M
3628F
Saltoun 419
205M
214F
355
173M
182F
353
180M
173F
360
184M
176F
376
177M
199F
365
167M
198F
425
209M
216F
364 399
218M
181F
Spott 325
157M
168F
280
154M
126F
226
122M
104F
153
84M
69F
156
82M
74F
208
103M
105F
179
88M
91F
104 156
79M
77F
Stenton 462
230M
232F
424
212M
212F
352
179M
173F
264
132M
132F
235
113M
122F
336
164M
172F
307
151M
156F
264 328
167M
161F
Tranent 9002
4678M
4324F
11022
5503M
5519F
11450
5649M
5801F
12157
5954M
6203F
12790
6231M
6559F
13345
6457M
6888F
15169
7281M
7888F
13099 14596
7164M
7434F
Whitekirk & Tyninghame 732
357M
375F
642
313M
329F
621
315M
306F
464
230M
234F
360
180M
180F
447
225M
222F
522
251M
271F
379 465
225M
239F
Whittingehame 493
244M
249F
463
256M
207F
300
145M
155F
300
192M
108F
238
113M
125F
139
78M
61F
311
159M
152F
253 265
147M
119F
Yester (Gifford) 691
350M
341F
773
385M
387F
744
364M
380F
775
366M
409F
876
427M
449F
955
479M
476F
808
391M
417F
855 994
501M
492F
Parish 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 GRO 2001 GRO 1991 ELDC 1997 estimate ELDC