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Cornwall Council

Local authority area: Cornwall

Cornwall is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 3,546.0 km² and had 575,413 residents in 2022 — about 162 people per km². The council is based in Truro.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Cornwall, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022575,413+7.0% since 2012

Land area3,546.0km²1,369.1 sq mi

Density162/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#26of 382 UK councils · #25 in England

Population estimates4 data points

537.9K549.4K566K575.4K

2012201520182022

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Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West

Somerset576,852 Wiltshire515,885 City of Bristol479,024 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898 Dorset383,274 South Gloucestershire294,765 City of Plymouth266,862 Swindon235,657 North Somerset219,145 Bath and North East Somerset195,618 Torbay139,479 Isles of Scilly2,281

Elections

87 electoral wards

Census 2021: 570,531 residents in 250,685 households across the wards; 25.3% aged 65+, 66.2% of homes owned, 15.0% of households without a car.

1St Dennis & St Enoder3,205 households · 18.9% aged 65+7,961 2Penryn3,259 households · 16.0% aged 65+7,864 3Liskeard Central3,496 households · 20.4% aged 65+7,753 4Hayle West3,235 households · 23.5% aged 65+7,476 5Falmouth Penwerris2,959 households · 14.4% aged 65+7,445 6Helston South & Meneage3,039 households · 18.5% aged 65+7,426

All wards of Cornwall

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Council offices

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

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Constituencies

Truro and Falmouth · 17 wards St Austell and Newquay · 16 wards North Cornwall · 15 wards Camborne and Redruth · 15 wards South East Cornwall · 14 wards St Ives · 13 wards

Source: Wikidata Q22338583 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.