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Denbighshire
Sir Ddinbych
Denbighshire is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 836.8 km² and had 95,330 residents in 2018 — about 114 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Ruthin.
Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Hall, Ruthin
Photo: Nigel Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Denbighshire, 2001–2018.
Residents, 201895,330+2.5% since 2001
Land area836.8km²323.1 sq mi
Density114/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#324of 382 UK councils · #16 in Wales
Population estimates3 data points
93K93.7K95.3K
200120112018
History
How the council came to be
- 1996Created
Formed from Clwyd, Bromfield and Yale.
Same region, same type
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Elections
29 electoral wards
Census 2021: 95,816 residents in 42,389 households across the wards; 24.8% aged 65+, 65.9% of homes owned, 18.8% of households without a car.
1Prestatyn North2,716 households · 31.1% aged 65+5,8622Ruthin2,628 households · 24.8% aged 65+5,6993Rhyl South West2,171 households · 13.5% aged 65+5,5664Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan2,245 households · 19.3% aged 65+5,0045Rhyl West2,241 households · 13.1% aged 65+4,9146Rhyl East2,081 households · 34.8% aged 65+4,652
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CDenbighshire County Council Fleet MaintenanceCouncil office · Rhyl LL18 5XETRhuddlan Town CouncilTown council · Hwb LL18 2UJ · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q650682 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.