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Geography of Glasgow, relates to the geography, climate and demographics of Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow is located on the banks of the River Clyde, in West Central Scotland.

Contents 1 Climate 1.1 Temperature 2 Demographics 2.1 Population Density 2.1.1 Historical Population 2.1.2 Current statistics 3 Footnotes

[edit] Climate

Glasgow weather is typical of Scottish weather and often unpredictable.

The summer months (May-Sept) can be fine and sunny and quite mild. The winds are generally westerly, due to warm Gulf Stream. The warmest month, on average is July, averaging over 20°C. However it can be very changeable, and normally a few degrees colder than southern England. Mornings can be damp and misty, or 'dreich' (a Scottish word for damp and drizzly) and by afternoon sunny and warm.

Spring (March to May) is fairly mild and is a wonderful and popular time to visit Glasgow. Though some days are rainy and windy, Many of Glasgow's trees begin to flower at this time of the year and Glasgow's parks and gardens are filled with spring colour.

Winters in Glasgow can be long and damp with fewer sunny days (though surprisingly warmer than other countries on the same latitude as Glasgow due to the effects of the Gulf Stream). The winds can be chilling and cold, though severe snow is infrequent and doesn't last too long. December, January and February are the wettest months of the year, though can be sunny if not warm!

[edit] Temperature

Month	Max (°C)	Min (°C)	Mean (°C)
January	6	1	4
February	7	1	4
March	8	2	6
April	11	4	7
May	14	6	11
June	17	9	13
July	19	11	13
August	18	11	14
September	16	9	12
October	12	7	9
November	9	4	6°
December	7	2	4

Source: weather.com

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population Density

Glasgow's population, peaked in 1930's with a population of 1,088,000 people, and for over 50 years was over 1 million people. However, after the peak of the 1960's, the population started to decline, partly due to relocation to the 'new towns' in clearings of the poverty-stricken inner city areas like the Gorbals. It addition, successive boundary changes reduced the official city boundaries (and hence official populations) making direct comparisons difficult as the city expands beyond the local council boundaries.

[edit] Historical Population

Year	Population	Change	% Change	Density/Sq Mile
1891	783,000			11,634
1911	784,000	1,000	0.1%	11,649
1921	1,034,000	250,000	31.9%	15,364
1931	1,088,000	54,000	5.2%	16,166
1939	1,088,000	0	0.0%	16,166
1951	1,079,000	(9,000)	-0.8%	16,033
1961	1,055,000	(24,000)	-2.2%	15,676
1971	897,000	(158,000)	-15.0%	13,328
1981	881,000	(16,000)	-1.8%	13,091
1991	681,000	(200,000)	-22.7%	10,119
		(102,000)	-15.0%	8,603
2001 (city)	629,501	(51,499)	-7.5%	10,058

Source Demographia.com

[edit] Current statistics

Due to council boundary changes since the last census in 1991, Greater Glasgow has four distinct definitions for the population of Glasgow in the 2001 Census: the smallest is the new Glasgow City Council Area (which lost the district of Rutherglen to North Lanarkshire, the Greater Glasgow Health Board area (covered by the local NHS Trust), the City of Glasgow Locality Area (formerly Glasgow District Council Area) and the Greater Glasgow Metropolitan Settlement Area (including surrounding localities).

Location	Population	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Area (mi²)	Density (/mi²)
Glasgow City Council	577,869	175.49	3293	67.75	8,528
City of Glasgow locality	629,501	162.10	3883	62.58	10,058
Greater Glasgow Health Board	867,150	555.27	1562	214.38	4,044
Greater Glasgow Settlement Area	1,168,270	368.46	3171	142.26	8,212

Source 2001 Census

Glasgow is half the density of Inner London.

Since the 2001 census, the population decline has stalled and it is currently forecast to remain to stay the same (the current population forecast for 2004 the City of Glasgow is alone 629,501, however, the population triples with all adjoing commuter towns and villages taking into account to 2,100,000 [1].

Compared to Inner London (22,438 people per sq mile), Glasgow has half the population density (10,058). However, in 1931, the density was 16,011, prior to the 'clearances' of the inner city to the suburbs and new towns.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ↑ The official population of Glasgow City Council unitary authority.
2. ↑ The City of Glasgow locality, as defined by the 2001 Census. Localities are sub-divisions of 2001 Settlements that are based on 1991 Locality boundaries.
3. ↑ The Greater Glasgow Settlement Area or Metropolitan Area was created from groups of neighbouring urban postcodes grouped so that each group of postcode unit contains at least a given number of addresses per hectare and the group contains at least 500 residents and includes the following localities: Airdrie, Bargeddie, Barrhead, Bellshill, Bishopbriggs, Bothwell, Busby, Calderbank, Carfin, Chapelhall, Clarkston, Clydebank Coatbridge, Duntocher and Hardgate, Elderslie, Faifley, Giffnock, Glasgow, Holytown, Howwood, Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Linwood, Milngavie, Milton, Motherwell, New Stevenston, Newarthill, Newmains, Newton Mearns, Old Kilpatrick, Paisley, Renfrew, Stepps, Uddingston Viewpark and Wishaw.