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Norfolk County Council

Local authority area: Norfolk

Norfolk is a county council, in the East of England region of England. It covers 5,380.0 km² and had 925,299 residents in 2022 — about 172 people per km². The council is based in Norwich.

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Town hall in the administrative centreCity Hall, Norwich
City Hall, Norwich
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Norfolk, 1086–2022.

Residents, 2022925,299+524.8% since 1086
Land area5,380.0km²2,077.2 sq mi
Density172/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#8of 382 UK councils · #8 in England
Population estimates10 data points
148.1K486.9K176.8K251.4K273.5K561.1K865.3K903.7K914K925.3K
1086129013771761180119612012201820202022
Borders

Neighbouring councils

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Abroad

Twinned with

Norfolk
Same region, same type

Other county councils in East of England

All councils in East of England
Essex1,519,509Hertfordshire1,204,588Suffolk768,555Cambridgeshire689,109
Elections

84 county electoral divisions

Divisions are built from district wards (ONS best-fit lookup); residents are the Census 2021 totals of those wards.

DivisionDistrictWardsResidents
AcleBroadland38,719
AttleboroughBreckland213,070
AylshamBroadland211,622
Blofield and BrundallBroadland212,568
BowthorpeNorwich224,724
BreydonGreat Yarmouth319,797
Caister-on-SeaGreat Yarmouth28,803
Catton GroveNorwich222,379
ClaveringSouth Norfolk524,855
Clenchwarton and King's Lynn SouthKing's Lynn and West Norfolk521,176
CostesseySouth Norfolk216,676
CromeNorwich111,991
CromerNorth Norfolk310,360
Dereham NorthBreckland319,121
Dereham SouthBreckland319,259
DersinghamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk417,761
Diss and RoydonSouth Norfolk110,921
DockingKing's Lynn and West Norfolk413,362
Downham MarketKing's Lynn and West Norfolk411,349
Drayton and HorsfordBroadland311,093
East DepwadeSouth Norfolk212,659
East FleggGreat Yarmouth29,683
EatonNorwich110,118
Elmham and MattishallBreckland317,587
FakenhamNorth Norfolk310,749
FeltwellKing's Lynn and West Norfolk414,410
FinchamKing's Lynn and West Norfolk731,570
ForehoeSouth Norfolk318,728
Freebridge LynnKing's Lynn and West Norfolk212,747
Gayton and Nar ValleyKing's Lynn and West Norfolk419,958
Gaywood North and CentralKing's Lynn and West Norfolk314,888
Gaywood SouthKing's Lynn and West Norfolk629,733
Gorleston St. AndrewsGreat Yarmouth210,167
GuiltcrossBreckland520,605
HellesdonBroadland211,122
HensteadSouth Norfolk320,866
Hevingham and SpixworthBroadland310,918
HinghamSouth Norfolk38,997
HoltNorth Norfolk619,477
Hoveton and StalhamNorth Norfolk314,215
HumbleyardSouth Norfolk214,170
King's Lynn North and CentralKing's Lynn and West Norfolk314,893
LakenhamNorwich110,685
LoddonSouth Norfolk522,187
Long StrattonSouth Norfolk414,160
LothinglandGreat Yarmouth213,315
MagdalenGreat Yarmouth215,150
MancroftNorwich444,471
Marshland NorthKing's Lynn and West Norfolk314,908
Marshland SouthKing's Lynn and West Norfolk422,803
Melton ConstableNorth Norfolk717,610
Mile CrossNorwich111,202
MundesleyNorth Norfolk513,109
Necton and LaunditchBreckland520,103
NelsonNorwich110,435
North CoastKing's Lynn and West Norfolk411,439
North Walsham EastNorth Norfolk623,111
North Walsham West and ErpinghamNorth Norfolk516,657
Old CattonBroadland18,496
ReephamBroadland38,649
SewellNorwich110,352
SheringhamNorth Norfolk39,838
South SmallburghNorth Norfolk518,399
SprowstonBroadland214,875
SwaffhamBreckland314,041
TaverhamBroadland29,837
The BrecksBreckland622,248
Thetford EastBreckland319,042
Thetford WestBreckland319,074
Thorpe HamletNorwich442,981
Thorpe St. AndrewBroadland210,762
Town CloseNorwich220,317
UniversityNorwich114,551
WattonBreckland322,102
WellsNorth Norfolk616,628
WensumNorwich337,720
West DepwadeSouth Norfolk525,643
West FleggGreat Yarmouth28,014
WoodsideBroadland216,895
WroxhamBroadland420,054
WymondhamSouth Norfolk318,281
Yare and All SaintsBreckland424,488
Yarmouth Nelson and SouthtownGreat Yarmouth215,029
Yarmouth North and CentralGreat Yarmouth213,107
Source: Wikidata Q23109 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.