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==Demography== ===Population=== In 2022, the population of South Ayrshire stood at 112,450, with 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The population of South Ayrshire is projected to decrease by 6.5% to 105,191, whilst the population of Scotland nationally is projected to increase 2.5%. The number of children in South Ayrshire is expected to decrease by 17%, with the working age population of the area set to fall by 14% by 2043. The population aged over 75 years is expected to increase by 65% in South Ayrshire by 2043.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McRoberts |first1=Lindsay |title=Educational Services Quality and Standards Report 2022-2023 |date=2022 |publisher=South Ayrshire Council |location=Ayr |page=4}}</ref> South Ayrshire accounted for 2% of the overall Scottish population in 2022, with 20 of the most deprived data zones in Scotland being in South Ayrshire, making the area the 12th highest across Scotland.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McRoberts |first1=Lindsay |title=Educational Services Quality and Standards Report 2022-2023 |date=2022 |publisher=South Ayrshire Council |location=Ayr |page=4}}</ref> ===Settlements=== {{Location map+|Scotland South Ayrshire |caption={{left|The largest settlements in South Ayrshire.}} |float=right |width=500 |places = {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.458|-4.629}}|position=left|label='''[[Ayr]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.54|-4.66}}|position=left|label='''[[Troon]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.495551|-4.614160}}|position=left|label='''[[Prestwick]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.238|-4.856}}|position=right|label='''[[Girvan]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.3551|-4.68}}|position=right|label='''[[Maybole]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.578|-4.594}}|position=right|label='''[[Dundonald, South Ayrshire|Dundonald]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.443414|-4.518319}}|position=top|label='''[[Coylton]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.4917|-4.5278}}|position=bottom|label='''[[Mossblown]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.5132|-4.4866}}|position=top|label='''[[Tarbolton]]'''|label_size=}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.549608|-4.562544}}|position=right|label='''[[Symington, South Ayrshire|Symington]]'''|label_size=}} <!-- Bordering council areas --> {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.636|-4.705|}}|position=right|label=''[[North Ayrshire#Settlements|North Ayrshire]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.42|-4.443|}}|position=right|label=''[[East Ayrshire#Settlements|East Ayrshire]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} {{Location map~|Scotland South Ayrshire|coordinates = {{coord|55.07|-4.55|}}|position=right|label=''[[Dumfries and Galloway#Settlements|Dumfries and Galloway]]''|marksize=0|label_size=120}} }} [[File:AYR - panoramio (28).jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Ayr]] is the largest settlement within South Ayrshire in terms of both area and population.]] [[File:Troon south beach and esplanade.JPG|thumb|right|230px|[[Troon]], after Ayr, is one of South Ayrshire's largest settlements in terms of population and a major tourist attraction, attracting visitors to its beaches and golf courses.]] South Ayrshire's population is mostly concentrated around the adjoining coastal towns of Ayr, Prestwick and Troon located to the north-west of the council, which represents 68% of the council's total population according to data derived from the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]], with a combined population of 76,846. Other areas of significance include the towns of Maybole and Girvan which are located to the south of the council area in the district of [[Carrick, Scotland|Carrick]]. Largest settlements by population: {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Settlement !Population ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref name="auto">{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref> |- |[[Ayr]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Ayr}} |- |[[Troon]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Troon}} |- |[[Prestwick]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Prestwick}} |- |[[Girvan]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Girvan}} |- |[[Maybole]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Maybole}} |- |[[Dundonald, South Ayrshire|Dundonald]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Dundonald}} |- |[[Coylton]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Coylton}} |- |[[Mossblown]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Mossblown}} |- |[[Tarbolton]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Tarbolton}} |- |[[Symington, South Ayrshire|Symington]] |{{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Symington (South Ayrshire)}} |- |} A list of settlements in South Ayrshire may be found below: ===Towns=== Ayr is the administrative centre of the [[South Ayrshire Council]], and the historic [[Shires of Scotland|county town]] of [[Ayrshire]]. With a population of 47,982, Ayr is the [[List of towns and cities in Scotland by population|14th largest settlement in Scotland]] and largest town in Ayrshire by population. The town is contiguous with the smaller town of [[Prestwick]] to the north. Ayr submitted unsuccessful bids for [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in 2000<ref>{{cite web |title=Inverness awarded city status |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1076125.stm |website=BBC |access-date=1 April 2024 |date=18 December 2000}}</ref> and 2002,<ref>{{cite web |title=Five new cities creates row |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1872577.stm |website=BBC |access-date=1 April 2024 |date=14 March 2002}}</ref> and as part of the wider South Ayrshire area in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Council Approve South Ayrshire City Status Bid |url=https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/article/35850/Council-Approve-South-Ayrshire-City-Status-Bid |website=South Ayrshire Council |access-date=1 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205 and is the county town of Ayrshire. It served as Ayrshire's central marketplace and harbour throughout the [[medieval period]]<ref name=Defoe>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/travellers/Defoe/37#pn_53 |title=Letter Xii: Containing a Description of the South-western Part of Scotland; Including the City of Glasgow |access-date=2016-02-17 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309224218/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/travellers/Defoe/37 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> and was a port during the [[early modern period]].<ref name=Defoe/> Troon is the second largest town in South Ayrshire and is about {{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=off|spell=on}} north of [[Ayr]] and {{convert|3|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} northwest of [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]]. Troon has a port with ferry and freight services, and a yacht [[marina]] and since March 2024, [[Caledonian MacBrayne]] have operated a ferry service to [[Brodick]] on the [[Isle of Arran]]. In the 2001 census the population of Troon, not including the nearby village of [[Loans, South Ayrshire|Loans]] but including the Barassie area, was estimated at 14,766, a 4.77% increase on the 1991 estimate of 14,094.<ref>General Register Office for Scotland</ref> The population in 2024 is just over 15,000 South Ayrshire's five towns are as follows: *[[Ayr]] *[[Girvan]] *[[Prestwick]] *[[Troon]] *[[Maybole]] ===Villages and hamlets=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *[[Alloway]] ([[Suburban area|Suburb]] of Ayr) *[[Annbank]] *[[Ballantrae]] *[[Barassie]] ([[Suburban area|Suburb]] of Troon) *[[Barr, Ayrshire|Barr]] *[[Barrhill, South Ayrshire|Barrhill]] *[[Colmonell]] *[[Coodham]] *[[Coylton]] *[[Craigie Village and Parish|Craigie]] *[[Crosshill, South Ayrshire|Crosshill]] *[[Dailly]] *[[Dundonald, South Ayrshire|Dundonald]] *[[Dunure]] *[[Failford]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://destinationsouthayrshire.co.uk/|title=Home|website=Destination South Ayrshire}}</ref> *[[Joppa, South Ayrshire|Joppa]] ([[Suburban area|Suburb]] of Coylton) *[[Kirkmichael, South Ayrshire|Kirkmichael]] *[[Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire|Kirkoswald]] *[[Lendalfoot]] *[[Loans, South Ayrshire|Loans]] *[[Maidens, South Ayrshire|Maidens]] *[[Monkton, Ayrshire|Monkton]] *[[Mossblown]] *[[Minishant]] *[[Old Dailly]] *Pinmore *[[Pinwherry]] *[[Straiton]] *[[Symington, South Ayrshire|Symington]] *[[Tarbolton]] *[[Turnberry, South Ayrshire|Turnberry]] {{div col end}}
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