Editing Caithness (section)

==Towns and villages==
[[File:The John O'Groats Signpost - geograph.org.uk - 6979188 (cropped etc).jpg|thumb|right|John o' Groats]]
[[File:Thurso from the hill at Mountpleasant - geograph.org.uk - 8869.jpg|thumb|right|Thurso]]
[[File:Bridge of Wick - geograph.org.uk - 252159.jpg|thumb|right|Wick]]
In 2021, Caithness had a resident population of 25,347<ref name=pop>[https://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk/media/ho2mlgsk/demography-caithness-2022.pdf "Caithness: Partnership Profile Demography and Deprivation"], NHS, November 2022</ref> (26,486 in 2011).

There are two towns in Caithness: [[Thurso]] and [[Wick, Caithness|Wick]]. 54% of the population live in one of those towns.<ref name=pop />

There are also a few villages large enough to have amenities such as a shop, a cafe, a post office, a hotel, a church or a bank. These include [[Castletown, Caithness|Castletown]], [[Dunbeath]], [[Dunnet]], [[Halkirk]], [[John o' Groats]], [[Keiss]], [[Lybster]], [[Reay]]/New Reay, [[Scrabster]] and [[Watten, Highland|Watten]].

Other, smaller settlements include: 
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*[[Achingills]]
*[[Achreamie]]
*[[Achvarasdal]]
*[[Ackergill]]
*[[Altnabreac]]
*[[Auckengill]]
*[[Balnabruich]]
*[[Berriedale, Scotland|Berriedale]]
*[[Bilbster]]
*[[Borgue, Highland|Borgue]]
*[[Bower, Highland|Bower]]
*[[Brabsterdorran]]
*[[Braemore]]
*[[Broubster]]
*[[Brough, Caithness|Brough]]
*[[Bruan]]
*[[Buldoo]]
*[[Burnside, Caithness|Burnside]]
*[[Canisbay]]
*[[Clyth]]
*[[Crosskirk]]
*[[Dorrery]]
Dunbeath 
*[[Forss, Highland|Forss]]
*[[Fresgoe]]
*[[Freswick]]
*[[Gillock]]
*[[Gills, Caithness|Gills]]
*[[Ham, Caithness|Ham]]
*[[Harrow, Caithness|Harrow]]
*[[Haster]]
*[[Houstry]]
*[[Huna, Caithness|Huna]]
*[[Killimster]]
*[[Landhallow]]
*[[Latheron]]
*[[Latheronwheel]]
*[[Mey, Highland|Mey]]
*[[Murkle]]
*[[Mybster]]
*[[Newlands of Geise]]
*[[Newport, Caithness|Newport]]
*[[Papigoe]]
*[[Ramscraig]]
*[[Reaster]]
*[[Reiss, Scotland|Reiss]]
*[[Roadside, Caithness|Roadside]]
*[[Roster, Caithness|Roster]]
*[[Sarclet]]
*[[Scarfskerry]]
*[[Shebster]]
*[[Skirza]]
*[[Smerral]]
*[[Sordale]]
*[[Spittal, Highland|Spittal]]
*[[Staxigoe]]
*[[Swiney]]
*[[Thrumster, Caithness|Thrumster]]
*[[Ulbster]]
*[[Upper Camster]]
*[[Upper Lybster]]
*[[Westerdale, Highland|Westerdale]]
*[[Westfield, Highland|Westfield]]
*[[Weydale]]
*[[Whiterow]]
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