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- HRH Queen Elizabeth II officially declared by Stirling Scotland's newest city on 24th May 2002. Stirling was chosen to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
- Scotland's first National Park, The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, was opened by HRH The Princess Royal on 24th July 2002.
- Over half of Scotland's population lives within an hour of the city of Stirling and 80% within two hours.
- In a recent visitor survey, 22% of Stirling visitors said that Stirling Castle was the main reason for coming to Stirling. Most of the Castle seen today was built in the early to mid 16th century. Mary Queen of Scots was crowned at the castle in 1543.
- Clickity–click - 66. Stirling’s Carlton Club has been named the luckiest bingo hall in the UK, giving out a whopping £471,266 in prizes last year - so says the National Bingo Game Association.
- Stirling railway station is the 7th busiest in Scotland, with 1.4 million passenger journeys through it in 2002/03.
- Stirling University is ranked 1st in the UK for widening access to Higher Education. It also ranks 1st in Scotland for Communications and Media Studies and 2nd in Scotland for Environmental Science.
- Famous Graduates from Stirling University include Iain Banks (novelist)and Jack McConnell MSP (former First Minister)
- The Old Stirling Bridge was built in the late 15th century but it was the site where William Wallace defeated the English army in 1297. The remains of the original 13th century wooden bridge were discovered in 1990.
- From 1888 to 1935, Stirling’s Old Town Jail was a military prison, the only one in Scotland.
- In 2007, the most popular newborn boy’s names in Stirling were Cameron and Callum. For girls, Sophie, Olivia and Ava were most popular. The three most common Surnames in the Stirling area are Stewart, Campbell and Wilson.
