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Fenland District Council
Local authority area: Fenland
Fenland is a district council in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England region of England. It covers 546.5 km² and had 103,035 residents in 2022 — about 189 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in March.
Town hall in the administrative centreTown Hall, March
Photo: Keith Edkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Fenland, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022103,035+7.3% since 2012
Land area546.5km²211.0 sq mi
Density189/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#302of 382 UK councils · #255 in England
Population estimates4 data points
96K99.2K101.5K103K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1974Created
Fenland became a local authority area.
Abroad
Twinned with
Nettetal
Same county
All councils in East of EnglandOther councils in Cambridgeshire
Elections
18 electoral wards
Census 2021: 102,460 residents in 44,083 households across the wards; 22.8% aged 65+, 66.8% of homes owned, 16.0% of households without a car.
1Wisbech South3,901 households · 20.2% aged 65+8,8442March North3,488 households · 21.7% aged 65+8,1813Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary3,046 households · 24.8% aged 65+7,1634Chatteris North & Manea2,996 households · 19.7% aged 65+7,0275Wisbech Walsoken & Waterlees2,871 households · 21.3% aged 65+6,9316March East3,273 households · 28.7% aged 65+6,838
Visit
Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CFenland District CouncilCouncil office · March PE15 0ENPEMNETH PARISH COUNCILParish council · Wisbech PE13 4AS · hours listed
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q176029 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.