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District councilAbolished 2023E07000028

Carlisle City Council

Local authority area: Carlisle

Carlisle is a district council in Cumbria, in the North West England region of England. It covers 1,039.3 km² and had 108,387 residents in 2018 — about 104 people per km². It was abolished in 2023 and its services passed to Cumberland. The council is based in Carlisle.

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Town hall in the administrative centreCarlisle Civic Centre
Carlisle Civic Centre
Photo: The Carlisle Kid · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for Carlisle, 2011–2018.

Residents, 2018108,387+0.8% since 2011
Land area1,039.3km²401.3 sq mi
Density104/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates4 data points
107.5K108K108.2K108.4K
2011201220152018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2023
    Abolished

    Replaced by Cumberland.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Formed from County Borough of Carlisle, Border Rural District.

Abroad

Twinned with

FlensburgSłupsk
Borders

Neighbouring councils

NNorthumberlandUnitary authority324,362EEdenDistrict council52,881TTynedaleDistrict council58,808DDumfries and GallowayScottish council area148,860
Source: Wikidata Q1094110 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.