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Richmondshire District Council

Local authority area: Richmondshire

Richmondshire is a district council in North Yorkshire, in the North East England region of England. It covers 1,318.7 km² and had 53,244 residents in 2018 — about 40 people per km². It was abolished in 2023 and its services passed to North Yorkshire. The council is based in Richmond.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Richmondshire, 2012–2018.

Residents, 201853,244-1.2% since 2012
Land area1,318.7km²509.2 sq mi
Density40/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates3 data points
53.9K52.5K53.2K
201220152018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2023
    Abolished

    Replaced by North Yorkshire.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Richmondshire became a local authority area.

Source: Wikidata Q1683013 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.