Claim: The population of the Burgh of Patrick steadily increased from 1820 to 1911 and in those 90 years the most number of inhabitants at 66,848 was recorded in 1901.
Evidence: Patrick (Manx: Perick) is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. For the locality in Somerset Region, see Patrick Estate, Queensland. Partick burgh Not to be confused with Patrick. The population of Scotland grew steadily in the 19th century, from 1,608,000 in the census of 1801 to 2,889,000 in 1851 and 4,472,000 in 1901.