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Monmouthshire

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Monmouthshire is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 849.1 km² and had 94,142 residents in 2018 — about 111 people per km². The council is based in Usk.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Monmouthshire, 2001–2018.

Residents, 201894,142+10.9% since 2001

Land area849.1km²327.8 sq mi

Density111/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#329of 382 UK councils · #17 in Wales

Population estimates3 data points

84.9K91.3K94.1K

200120112018

History

How the council came to be

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Predecessors
Gwent

Borders

Neighbouring councils

HHerefordshireUnitary authority188,719 FForest of DeanDistrict council87,937 BBlaenau GwentWelsh principal council69,713 SSouth GloucestershireUnitary authority294,765 NNewportWelsh principal council167,899 CCity of BristolUnitary authority479,024 GGloucestershireCounty council652,409 PPowysWelsh principal council132,447 TTorfaenWelsh principal council93,049

Same region, same type

Other welsh principal councils in Wales

All councils in Wales

Cardiff364,248 Swansea246,466 Rhondda Cynon Taf240,131 Carmarthenshire187,568 Caerphilly County Borough181,019 Newport167,899 Flintshire155,593 Bridgend County Borough144,876 Neath Port Talbot142,906 Wrexham County Borough136,126 Powys132,447 The Vale of Glamorgan132,165

Elections

39 electoral wards

Census 2021: 92,960 residents in 40,922 households across the wards; 25.8% aged 65+, 71.9% of homes owned, 12.9% of households without a car.

1Bulwark and Thornwell2,227 households · 16.0% aged 65+5,018 2Magor East with Undy1,709 households · 17.6% aged 65+4,131 3Llanelly1,804 households · 27.4% aged 65+4,110 4Llanbadoc and Usk1,740 households · 30.3% aged 65+4,051 5Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon1,642 households · 26.9% aged 65+3,845 6Mitchel Troy and Trellech United1,515 households · 29.5% aged 65+3,676

All wards of Monmouthshire

Visit

Council offices

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

CGilwern Community CentreCouncil office · Abergavenny NP7 0DS CMonmouthshire County CouncilCouncil office · Usk NP15 1GA · hours listed TUsk Town CouncilTown council · Usk NP15 1AD · hours listed PLlanfoist Fawr Community CouncilParish council · Abergavenny NP7 9RJ · hours listed PRogiet Community CouncilParish council · Caldicot NP26 3SP

Westminster

Constituencies

Monmouthshire · 39 wards

Source: Wikidata Q207176 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.