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Northampton Borough Council

Local authority area: Northampton

Northampton is a district council in Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 80.8 km² and had 225,146 residents in 2018 — about 2,787 people per km². It was abolished in 2021 and its services passed to West Northamptonshire. The council is based in Northampton.

All district councilsEast Midlands
People

Population

Estimates recorded for Northampton, 2012–2018.

Residents, 2018225,146+4.9% since 2012
Land area80.8km²31.2 sq mi
Density2,787/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates3 data points
214.6K222.5K225.1K
201220152018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2021
    Abolished

    Replaced by West Northamptonshire.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Northampton became a local authority area.

Source: Wikidata Q21044812 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.