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North Dorset District Council

Local authority area: North Dorset

North Dorset is a district council in Dorset, in the South West England region of England. It covers 609.2 km² and had 70,700 residents in 2015 — about 116 people per km². It was abolished in 2019 and its services passed to Dorset. The council is based in Blandford Forum.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for North Dorset, 2012–2015.

Residents, 201570,700+2.0% since 2012
Land area609.2km²235.2 sq mi
Density116/ km²people per square kilometre
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2019
    Abolished

    Replaced by Dorset.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Formed from Sturminster Rural District, Blandford Rural District, Shaftesbury Rural District.

Source: Wikidata Q1752494 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.