Glasgow Guide: Glasgow Info: Glasgow Key Facts

Basics
Latitude	55.53N
Longitude	4.15W
Annual Sunshine (1996)	1,470 hours
Annual Rainfall (1996)	35 inches
City of Glasgow area	17,730 hectares (68 sq miles)
River	Clyde (c. 100 miles long)
UK Parliamentary Constituencies	9
Local Government Electoral Wards	83
Population
Population (1996 Figures)	616,430
Age Groups
0-19	25%
20-39	34%
40 - Retirement Age	23%
Retirement Age +	18%
Households	273,600
Average Household size	2.3
Housing
Number of Houses	285,199
Tenure
Local Authority	37%
Owner-Occupied	44%
Private Rented	5%
Housing Association	11%
Scottish Homes	3%
Private House Completions (Year)
1995/96	1,750
1996/97	1,840
Transport
Car Ownership 1994	218 cars/1,000 people
Public Parking Spaces in City Centre	14,000
Mainline Rail Termini	2 (Glasgow Central and Queen Street)
Bus Station	1 (Buchanan Street)
Glasgow Airport	8 south-west of City Centre
Underground	15 stations in a 6 mile loop
Employment
Services	83%
Manufacturing	11%
Other Production and Construction	6%
Unemployed (April 1997)	30,188 (12%)
Long-term unemployed	35%
Male unemployment	80% (as % of total unemployed)
Education
Secondary Schools	38
Primary Schools	202
School Roll	78,000
Universities	3
Total number of students	45,000
Further Education Colleges	11
Environment and Conservation
Countryside/Green Belt	3,870 hectares
Vacant Land	1,620 hectares
Conservation Areas	19
Listed Buildings	1,780
Wildlife Sites of City-wide Importance	40
Sites of Special Scientific Interest	5
Health and Social Facilities
National Health Trusts	8
Hospitals	28
Health Centres	19
Childrens' Homes	25
Elderly Peoples' Homes	60
Sport and Leisure Facilities
Local Parks	57
District Parks	12
City Parks	5
Principal Civic Spaces	6
Indoor International Sports Arena	1
Golf Courses	4
Indoor Sports Centres	10
Libraries	31
Mobile Libraries	2