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South Lakeland District Council

Local authority area: South Lakeland

South Lakeland is a district council in Cumbria, in the North West England region of England. It covers 1,533.6 km² and had 104,532 residents in 2018 — about 68 people per km². It was abolished in 2023 and its services passed to Westmorland and Furness. The council is based in Kendal.

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Town hall in the administrative centreKendal Town Hall
Kendal Town Hall
Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People

Population

Estimates recorded for South Lakeland, 2011–2018.

Residents, 2018104,532+0.8% since 2011
Land area1,533.6km²592.1 sq mi
Density68/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates4 data points
103.7K103.5K103.5K104.5K
2011201220152018
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2023
    Abolished

    Replaced by Westmorland and Furness.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Formed from Sedbergh Rural District.

Source: Wikidata Q1428514 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.