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St Albans City and District Council
Local authority area: St Albans
St Albans is a district council in Hertfordshire, in the East of England region of England. It covers 161.2 km² and had 148,358 residents in 2022 — about 920 people per km². The council is based in St Albans.
Town hall in the administrative centreSt Albans Town Hall
Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

People
Population
Estimates recorded for St Albans, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022148,358+4.6% since 2012
Land area161.2km²62.2 sq mi
Density920/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#198of 382 UK councils · #170 in England
Population estimates4 data points
141.9K145.8K147.4K148.4K
2012201520182022
Elections
20 electoral wards
Census 2021: 147,755 residents in 58,853 households across the wards; 17.2% aged 65+, 70.9% of homes owned, 12.9% of households without a car.
1Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm3,426 households · 18.3% aged 65+8,5522St Peters4,094 households · 9.5% aged 65+8,4423St Stephen3,303 households · 24.7% aged 65+8,2204Harpenden North & Rural3,030 households · 15.8% aged 65+8,1865Clarence3,180 households · 13.1% aged 65+8,1816Park Street3,257 households · 19.4% aged 65+8,169
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
PLondon Colney Parish CouncilParish council · St Albans AL2 1PU · hours listedPSt Stephen Parish CouncilParish council · St Albans AL2 3PJ · hours listed
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Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1094060 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.