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Pembrokeshire
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Pembrokeshire is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 1,618.7 km² and had 125,818 residents in 2019 — about 78 people per km². The authority dates from 1996. The council is based in Haverfordwest.
Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Hall, Haverfordwest
Photo: ceridwen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Pembrokeshire, 2001–2019.
Residents, 2019125,818+10.2% since 2001
Land area1,618.7km²625.0 sq mi
Density78/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#248of 382 UK councils · #13 in Wales
Population estimates4 data points
114.1K122.4K125.1K125.8K
2001201120182019
History
How the council came to be
- 1996Created
Pembrokeshire became a local authority area.
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Same region, same type
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Elections
59 electoral wards
Census 2021: 123,371 residents in 55,492 households across the wards; 26.2% aged 65+, 67.0% of homes owned, 15.2% of households without a car.
1Pembroke: Monkton and St Mary South1,717 households · 22.2% aged 65+3,6842Milford: East1,271 households · 18.0% aged 65+2,8693Narberth: Urban1,343 households · 28.0% aged 65+2,7694Milford: Hakin1,253 households · 24.2% aged 65+2,6355Milford: Hubberston1,070 households · 16.0% aged 65+2,6206Haverfordwest: Garth1,114 households · 11.0% aged 65+2,572
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q213361 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.