Airdrie

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Airdrie

Total population

37,130

Coordinates55.87°, -3.98°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Airdrie is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau 400 ft above sea level, 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow. As of 2012, it had a population of 37,130.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

James Black

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)

David Langton

British actor (1912-1994)

Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton

British Labour Party politician (born 1947)

Gary McAllister

Scottish football player and manager

Ian St John

Scottish association football player and manager (1938–2021)

Jimmy Johnstone

Scottish footballer (1944-2006)

F

Frank Roy

British politician (born 1958)

Clare Adamson

politician (born 1967)

John Robertson

Scottish association football player (1953-2025)

M

Mark Brown

Scottish footballer (born 1981)

Doogie White

Scottish singer

Mark Reynolds

Scottish footballer (born 1987)

C

Christopher Harvie

Scottish historian and politician (born 1944)

Colin Fox

Scottish socialist

H

Hugh Phillips

Scottish football referee

D

Duncan Black

British economist (1908–1991)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Airdrie

Airdrie, Scotland

Christine Alexander · 2018

[Report 1969]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

[Report 1947]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

[Report 1950]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

[Report 1971]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

[Report 1956]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

[Report 1962]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

[Report 1959]

Airdrie (Scotland). Council

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Airdrie, sourced from Wikidata.

• Royal National Mod

  festival

  Annual Scottish Gaelic cultural festival in Scotland

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

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