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==Parishes== {{further|List of civil parishes in Scotland}} [[File:Caithness_Shire_1845_parish_map.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Parish map 1845]] Parishes existed from medieval times. From 1845 to 1894 they had parish boards and from 1894 to 1930 they had parish councils. They have had no administrative functions since 1930, but continue to be used for the presentation of statistics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil Parishes |url=https://spatialdata.gov.scot/geonetwork/srv/api/records/d93dbde9-6936-4245-9938-0ef41a5cc0e4 |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref> Following the 1891 parish boundary changes, Caithness contained the following civil parishes:<ref name=OSsheet3/> {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *[[Bower, Highland|Bower]] *[[Canisbay]] *[[Dunnet]] *[[Halkirk]] *[[Latheron]] *[[Olrig]] *[[Reay]] *[[Thurso]] (included burgh of same name) *[[Watten, Highland|Watten]] *[[Wick, Caithness|Wick]] (included burgh of same name) {{div col end}} Halkirk was formed at the [[Scottish Reformation|Reformation]] by the merger of the ancient parishes of Halkirk and Skinnet.<ref>{{Cite web|last=GENUKI|title=Genuki: Halkirk, Caithness|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/CAI/Halkirk|access-date=2021-01-30|website=genuki.org.uk|language=en|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204121615/https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/CAI/Halkirk|url-status=live}}</ref> Watten was created from part of Bower parish in 1638.<ref>{{Cite web|last=GENUKI|title=Genuki: Watten, Caithness|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/CAI/Watten|access-date=2021-01-30|website=genuki.org.uk|language=en|archive-date=5 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205040839/https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/CAI/Watten|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Community councils=== [[Community council]]s were created in 1975 under the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]]. They have no statutory powers, but serve as a representative body for their communities. The Highland Council designates community council areas, but a community council is only formed if there is sufficient interest from the residents. Since a review in 2019, Caithness has comprised the following communities, of which all except Bower have community councils operating as at 2024:<ref>{{cite web |title=Community Councils in the Highland Council area |url=https://highland.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=c2d1be61708c43929ea239823d1248a5 |website=The Highland Council |access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Scheme review 2018/2019 |url=https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/772/politicians_elections_and_democracy/364/community_councils/7 |website=The Highland Council |access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=15em}} *[[Berriedale, Highland|Berriedale]] and [[Dunbeath]] *[[Bower, Highland|Bower]] *Caithness West *[[Castletown, Highland|Castletown]] *[[Dunnet]] and [[Canisbay]] *[[Halkirk]] *[[Latheron]], [[Lybster]] and [[Clyth]] *[[Sinclairs Bay|Sinclair's Bay]] *Tannach and District *[[Thurso]] *[[Watten, Highland|Watten]] *[[Wick, Caithness|Wick]] {{div col end}}
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