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List of counties of Scotland by area in 1951 
Summary
This is a list of counties in Scotland, ordered by area as at the 1951 census.
| Rank | County | Area[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inverness-shire | 2,695,094 acres (10,907 km2) |
| 2 | Argyllshire | 1,990,521 acres (8,055 km2) |
| 3 | Ross and Cromarty | 1,977,248 acres (8,002 km2) |
| 4 | Perthshire[2] | 1,595,804 acres (6,458 km2) |
| 5 | Sutherland | 1,297,913 acres (5,252 km2) |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | 1,263,300 acres (5,112 km2) |
| 7 | Ayrshire | 724,232 acres (2,931 km2) |
| 8 | Dumfriesshire | 688,111 acres (2,785 km2) |
| 9 | Kirkcudbrightshire | 574,024 acres (2,323 km2) |
| 10 | Angus | 546,775 acres (2,213 km2) |
| 11 | Lanarkshire | 535,862 acres (2,169 km2) |
| 12 | Caithness | 438,833 acres (1,776 km2) |
| 13 | Roxburghshire | 425,564 acres (1,722 km2) |
| 14 | Banffshire | 403,054 acres (1,631 km2) |
| 15 | Zetland | 352,337 acres (1,426 km2) |
| 16 | Fife | 322,778 acres (1,306 km2) |
| 17 | Wigtownshire | 311,983 acres (1,263 km2) |
| 18 | Moray[3] | 304,931 acres (1,234 km2) |
| 19 | Berwickshire | 292,535 acres (1,184 km2) |
| 20 | Stirlingshire | 288,349 acres (1,167 km2) |
| 21 | Kincardineshire | 242,460 acres (981 km2) |
| 22 | Orkney | 240,848 acres (975 km2) |
| 23 | Peeblesshire | 222,240 acres (899 km2) |
| 24 | Midlothian | 201,922 acres (817 km2) |
| 25 | Selkirkshire | 171,209 acres (693 km2) |
| 26 | East Lothian | 170,971 acres (692 km2) |
| 27 | Dunbartonshire | 154,362 acres (625 km2) |
| 28 | Renfrewshire | 143,829 acres (582 km2) |
| 29 | Bute | 139,711 acres (565 km2) |
| 30 | Nairnshire[3] | 104,251 acres (422 km2) |
| 31 | West Lothian | 76,859 acres (311 km2) |
| 32 | Kinross-shire[2] | 52,392 acres (212 km2) |
| 33 | Clackmannanshire | 34,938 acres (141 km2) |
| Total | Scotland | 18,985,354 acres (76,831 km2) |
Cities edit
| Rank | County | Area[citation needed] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow City | 34,647 acres (140 km2) |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 32,415 acres (131 km2) |
| 3 | Dundee City | 12,229 acres (49 km2) |
| 4 | Aberdeen City |