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Aberdeenshire Council

Local authority area: Aberdeenshire · Siorrachd Obar Dheathain

Aberdeenshire is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 6,312.6 km² and had 261,210 residents in 2019 — about 41 people per km². The authority dates from 1996.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Aberdeenshire, 2001–2019.

Residents, 2019261,210+15.1% since 2001

Land area6,312.6km²2,437.3 sq mi

Density41/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#99of 382 UK councils · #6 in Scotland

Population estimates19 data points

241.2K244.4K246.8K249K251.4K253.7K255.6K257.8K260.5K262K262.2K261.8K261.5K261.2K

20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Aberdeenshire became a local authority area.

Same region, same type

Other scottish council areas in Scotland

All councils in Scotland

Glasgow City633,120 City of Edinburgh524,930 Fife373,550 North Lanarkshire341,370 South Lanarkshire320,530 Highland235,830 Aberdeen City228,670 West Lothian183,100 Renfrewshire179,100 Falkirk160,890 Perth and Kinross151,950 Dundee City149,320

Elections

19 electoral wards

All wards of Aberdeenshire

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CAberdeenshire Council Sheltered HousingCouncil office · Huntly AB54 7SD · hours listed TInverurie Town HallTown hall · Inverurie AB51 3SN TPortsoy Town HallTown hall · Banff AB45 2QL

Westminster

Constituencies

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine · 9 wards Gordon and Buchan · 8 wards Aberdeenshire North and Moray East · 6 wards

Source: Wikidata Q189912 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.