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Herefordshire Council

Local authority area: Herefordshire

Herefordshire is an unitary authority, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 2,179.7 km² and had 188,719 residents in 2022 — about 87 people per km². The council is based in Hereford.

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Town hall in the administrative centreTown Hall, Hereford
Town Hall, Hereford
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Herefordshire, 2011–2022.

Residents, 2022188,719+2.9% since 2011
Land area2,179.7km²841.6 sq mi
Density87/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#140of 382 UK councils · #127 in England
Population estimates8 data points
183.5K184.9K188.1K189.3K192.1K193.6K187K188.7K
20112012201520162018202020212022
History

How the council came to be

  1. —
    Predecessors

    Hereford and Worcester

Borders

Neighbouring councils

SShropshireUnitary authority327,178WWorcestershireCounty council609,216PPowysWelsh principal council132,447
Same region, same type

Other unitary authorities in West Midlands

All councils in West Midlands
Shropshire327,178City of Stoke-on-Trent259,965Telford and Wrekin188,871
Elections

53 electoral wards

Census 2021: 187,027 residents in 82,824 households across the wards; 25.9% aged 65+, 66.4% of homes owned, 14.4% of households without a car.

1Newton Farm1,812 households · 12.8% aged 65+4,5282Hinton & Hunderton1,963 households · 16.2% aged 65+4,3833Hagley1,767 households · 20.4% aged 65+4,2984Leominster East2,132 households · 26.7% aged 65+4,2615Holmer1,752 households · 20.7% aged 65+4,2286Saxon Gate1,670 households · 13.9% aged 65+4,040

All wards of Herefordshire

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Council offices

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

CHerefordshire Archive and Records CentreCouncil office · Hereford HR2 6LA · hours listedCHerefordshire CouncilCouncil office · Hereford HR4 0LE · hours listedCHerefordshire Council Trading StandardsCouncil office · Hereford HR1 2PJ · hours listedTHereford Town HallTown hall · Hereford HR1 2PJ · hours listedTHereford City CouncilTown council · Hereford HR1 2PJ · hours listedTKington Town CouncilTown council · Kington HR5 3DP · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Hereford and South Herefordshire · 27 wardsNorth Herefordshire · 26 wards
Source: Wikidata Q23129 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.