Counties
| County | County town | Alternative forms and Gaelic name | Area (acres) | Area (km²) | Population | Population Density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness-shire | Inverness | 2,695,094 | 10,915.13 | 89,655 | 8.21 | |
| Argyllshire | Lochgilphead | Argyll, Argyle, Earra-Ghaidheal | 2,067,034 | 8,364.98 | 59,777 | 7.15 |
| Ross and Cromarty | Dingwall | Ross-shire | 1,977,254 | 8,007.88 | 58,284 | 7.28 |
| Perthshire | Perth | 1,586,577 | 6,425.63 | 127,104 | 19.78 | |
| Sutherland | Dornoch | 1,297,914 | 5,276.07 | 13,055 | 2.47 | |
| Aberdeenshire | Aberdeen | 1,246,585 | 5,172.55 | 150,703 | 29.14 | |
| Ayrshire | Ayr | 724,239 | 2,930.95 | 361,248 | 123.25 | |
| Dumfriesshire | Dumfries | 688,067 | 2,784.56 | 88,215 | 31.68 | |
| Kirkcudbrightshire | Kirkcudbright | The Stewartry | 574,024 | 2,324.79 | 27,369 | 11.77 |
| Angus | Forfar | Forfarshire | 540,352 | 2,186.77 | 97,312 | 44.50 |
| Lanarkshire | Hamilton (historically Lanark) | 535,605 | 2,169.20 | 626,787 | 288.95 | |
| Caithness | Wick | Gallaibh | 438,833 | 1,775.93 | 27,792 | 15.65 |
| Roxburghshire | Historically Jedburgh. According to Keay (1994) the county town was Newtown St Boswells. The County Offices had moved there in 1899. However, the county town is usually listed as Jedburgh, e.g. in Encyclopedia II op cit and | 425,564 | 1,725.24 | 41,960 | 24.32 | |
| Banffshire | Banff | 403,054 | 1,631.14 | 43,500 | 26.67 | |
| Zetland | Lerwick | Shetland, Sealltainn, Hjaltiland | c.3,523.37 | 1,425.85 | 17,331 | 12.15 |
| Fife | Cupar | Fifeshire, Fiobha | 322,878 | 1,306.67 | 327,126 | 250.35 |
| Wigtownshire | Wigtown | The Shire | 311,984 | 1,262.58 | 27,337 | 21.65 |
| Moray | Elgin | Morayshire, Elginshire, Moireabh | 304,931 | 1,234.97 | 51,502 | 41.70 |
| Berwickshire | Duns (anciently Berwick-upon-Tweed, hence county's name) | 292,535 | 1,183.84 | 20,778 | 17.55 | |
| Stirlingshire | Stirling | 288,349 | 1,166.90 | 208,958 | 179.07 | |
| Kincardineshire | Stonehaven | The Mearns, A' Mhaoirne | 244,428 | 989.93 | 26,066 | 26.33 |
| Orkney | Kirkwall | Arcaibh, Orkneyjar | c.240,848 | 934.67 | 17,082 | 18.28 |
| Peeblesshire | Peebles | 222,240 | 900.07 | 13,675 | 15.19 | |
| Midlothian | Edinburgh | Edinburghshire | 203,354 | 823.58 | 142,213 | 172.68 |
| Selkirkshire | Selkirk | 171,209 | 692.85 | 20,868 | 30.12 | |
| East Lothian | Haddington | Haddingtonshire | 171,044 | 692.73 | 55,908 | 80.71 |
| Dunbartonshire | Dumbarton | Dumbartonshire | 154,467 | 625.11 | 237,540 | 380.00 |
| Renfrewshire | Renfrew | 143,829 | 578.00 | 362,130 | 626.52 | |
| Bute | Rothesay | 139,711 | 565.39 | 13,309 | 23.54 | |
| Nairnshire | Nairn | 104,251 | 422.21 | 11,050 | 26.17 | |
| West Lothian | Linlithgow | Linlithgowshire | 76,859 | 311.03 | 108,484 | 348.79 |
| Kinross-shire | Kinross | 52,025 | 210.70 | 6,423 | 30.48 | |
| Clackmannanshire | Alloa | 34,838 | 140.99 | 45,544 | 323.03 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Counties Of Scotland 1890-1975