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Emblem of Copeland Borough Council
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District councilAbolished 2023E07000029

Copeland Borough Council

Local authority area: Copeland

Copeland is a district council in Cumbria, in the North West England region of England. It covers 731.7 km² and had 68,424 residents in 2018 — about 94 people per km². It was abolished in 2023 and its services passed to Cumberland. The council is based in Whitehaven.

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Town hall in the administrative centreWhitehaven Town Hall
Whitehaven Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Copeland, 2012–2018.

Residents, 201868,424-2.7% since 2012
Land area731.7km²282.5 sq mi
Density94/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates3 data points
70.3K69.6K68.4K
201220152018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2023
    Abolished

    Replaced by Cumberland.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Copeland became a local authority area.

Source: Wikidata Q1131007 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.