History of Scotland especially coal-mining. Scotland was already one of the most urbanised societies in Europe by 1800. The industrial belt ran across the country from southwest to northeast; by 1900 the four industrialised counties of Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, and Ayrshire contained 44 per cent of the population. Glasgow became one of the largest cities in the world, and known as "the Second City of the Empire" after London. Shipbuilding on Clydeside (the river Clyde through Glasgow and other points) began when the first small yards were opened in 1712 at the Scott family's shipyard at Greenock. After 1860, the Clydeside shipyards specialised
Scotland, Georgia Scotland, Georgia Scotland is a city in Telfair and Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 300. Scotland is located at (32.048683, -82.818080). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.71% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 300 people, 111 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The population density was 213.8 people per square mile (82.7/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 98.4 per square mile (38.1/km²).