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City of York Council

Local authority area: City of York

City of York is an unitary authority, in the North East England region of England. It covers 271.9 km² and had 204,551 residents in 2022 — about 752 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in York.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for City of York, 2011–2022.

Residents, 2022204,551+3.3% since 2011

Land area271.9km²105.0 sq mi

Density752/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#131of 382 UK councils · #118 in England

Population estimates5 data points

198.1K200K206.9K209.9K204.6K

20112012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1996
Created
Formed from York.

Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in North East

All councils in North East

North Yorkshire623,501 County Durham528,127 Northumberland324,362 Stockton-on-Tees199,966 Middlesbrough148,285 Redcar and Cleveland137,175 Darlington109,469 Hartlepool93,861

Elections

21 electoral wards

Census 2021: 202,823 residents in 85,458 households across the wards; 19.1% aged 65+, 65.1% of homes owned, 24.0% of households without a car.

1Hull Road3,583 households · 8.4% aged 65+14,860 2Guildhall6,356 households · 10.1% aged 65+14,553 3Westfield6,198 households · 15.9% aged 65+13,976 4Heworth5,717 households · 14.8% aged 65+13,434 5Huntington & New Earswick5,622 households · 26.8% aged 65+12,419 6Micklegate6,244 households · 15.8% aged 65+12,405

All wards of City of York

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CCity of York Council/Citizen adviceCouncil office · York YO1 6GA · hours listed PNether Poppleton Parish CouncilParish council · York YO26 6RG

Westminster

Constituencies

York Outer · 12 wards York Central · 9 wards

Source: Wikidata Q20986421 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.