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Airdrie
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 Airdrie town centre | |
  Airdrie Location within North Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 36,390 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS761654 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Airdrie |
| Postcode district | ML6 |
| Dialling code | 01236 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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[update], it had a population of 37,130.[3][4][5] Airdrie developed as a market town in the late 17th century following an Act of Parliament allowing it to hold a weekly market. It later grew in prominence as a centre for weaving and manufacturing, as well as being the settlement near several coalmines. In the mid 19th century, the town expanded greatly as a result of immigration and the development of iron works and railway links. This led to the town building the first public library in Scotland in 1853.[6][7] During the 20th century, industrial decline took place in Airdrie, with heavy industry closing down across much of the town. In the 21st century, Airdrie has continued as a regional centre for services and retail, as well as being a commuter settlement within the Central Belt. 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.[8]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Key Facts 2016 - Demography". North Lanarkshire Council. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Nrscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Not including outlying villages Calderbank, Caldercruix, Chapelhall, Glenmavis, Greengairs, Plains and Wattston which are recorded separately.
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Jameswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Locality and settlement population 2016". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 21 September 2019.