Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:36 am – 9:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:39 am – 3:49 pm
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People3,642 residentsin the Glenkens census areaMedian age 54.81,733 households71% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 1,712 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%, other languages 1%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,649 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDumb Poollake · under a mileLoch Kenlake · 1.1 miGreen Islandisland · 1.3 miBoreland Glenglen · under a mileBarend Hillhill · under a mileBurned Islandisland · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGalloway Activity Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197946 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 202013 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband31% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCastle Douglas Community Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryGlenkens Medical Practice4.6 miPharmacyGlenkens Medical Practice4.6 miDentistDental Bees7.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK39 miRailway stationDumfries19 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG7 postcode district.
