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Council area · Scotland

North Lanarkshire

Explore North Lanarkshire’s industrial heritage through Summerlee Museum and a community research project about Coatbridge’s mining landscape.

Quick facts

Type of place
Council area
Nation
Scotland
Official identifier
gss:S12000050

Overview

North Lanarkshire is a council area in Scotland. In Coatbridge, Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life provides a starting point for a local heritage project. The project uses community memories and historic maps to investigate the landscape left by coal mining and industry.

North Lanarkshire is a council area in Scotland.

Population and demographics

Land area
469.99 km²

Figures for . NRS mid-2025 administrative areas; land area from ONS SAM through 31 December 2024.

National Records of Scotland · nrs-mid-2025 · Table 4!E27 (binary spreadsheet decimal rounded to 6 dp). Released 14 July 2026.

Open Government Licence v3.0 · Source: National Records of Scotland. Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0.

Population
343,930 people

Figures for . NRS mid-2025 administrative areas; land area from ONS SAM through 31 December 2024.

National Records of Scotland · nrs-mid-2025 · Table 1!E29. Released 14 July 2026.

Open Government Licence v3.0 · Source: National Records of Scotland. Crown copyright; Open Government Licence v3.0.

Population density: 731.8 people per km²

Calculated from the population and land area for 30 June 2025, using figures from the same release and covering the same boundaries.

Researching the industrial landscape

In 2025, local researchers helped create two heritage walks starting and ending at Summerlee Museum. They trace the landscape left by coal mining and industry, connecting community memories and historic maps with present-day places. The project also records heritage in other North Lanarkshire communities, including Stepps, Gartcosh, Salsburgh and Shotts. These local examples extend the account beyond Coatbridge while keeping each community’s material within the research project.

Sources

  1. Your Heritage in Focus: Coatbridge Heritage Tours — North Lanarkshire Council. Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life is in Coatbridge. (Coatbridge Community Priorities 2025/26; project description). Accessed 2026-09-28.

  2. ONS local authority districts December 2025

    Office for National Statistics · lad-december-2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.