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Clackmannanshire Council

Local authority area: Clackmannanshire · Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann

Clackmannanshire is a scottish council area in Scotland. It covers 159.0 km² and had 51,540 residents in 2019 — about 324 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Alloa.

Town hall in the administrative centreTown Hall, Marshill, Alloa
Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Clackmannanshire, 2001–2019.

Residents, 201951,540+7.2% since 2001
Land area159.0km²61.4 sq mi
Density324/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#376of 382 UK councils · #29 in Scotland
Population estimates16 data points
48.7K49.2K49.5K50.6K51.3K51.3K51.5K51.3K51.2K51.4K51.4K51.5K51.4K51.5K
20042005200620072009201020112012201420152016201720182019
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1996
    Created

    Clackmannanshire became a local authority area.

Source: Wikidata Q207268 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.