Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Airdrie
Airdrie town centre
Airdrie is located in North Lanarkshire
Airdrie
Airdrie
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population36,390 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNS761654
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAirdrie
Postcode districtML6
Dialling code01236
PoliceScotland
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55°52′N 3°59′W / 55.86°N 3.98°W / 55.86; -3.98

Airdrie (/ˈɛərdri/; Scots: Airdrie; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àrd Ruigh)[2] is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. As of 2012, it had a population of 37,130.[3][4][5] Historically part of Lanarkshire, Airdrie forms a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in what was formerly the Monklands district, with a population of approximately 90,000.[6]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Key Facts 2016 - Demography". North Lanarkshire Council. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. ^ Not including outlying villages Calderbank, Caldercruix, Chapelhall, Glenmavis, Greengairs, Plains and Wattston which are recorded separately.
  6. ^ "Locality and settlement population 2016". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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