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District councilAbolished 2019E07000052

West Dorset District Council

Local authority area: West Dorset

West Dorset is a district council in Dorset, in the South West England region of England. It covers 1,081.5 km² and had 100,700 residents in 2015 — about 93 people per km². It was abolished in 2019 and its services passed to Dorset. The council is based in Dorchester.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for West Dorset, 1971–2015.

Residents, 2015100,700+21.4% since 1971
Land area1,081.5km²417.6 sq mi
Density93/ km²people per square kilometre
Population estimates7 data points
83K74.8K85.5K92.4K99.3K99.5K100.7K
1971198119912001201120122015
History

How the council came to be

  1. 2019
    Abolished

    Replaced by Dorset.

  2. 1974
    Created

    Formed from Dorchester Rural District, Bridport Rural District, Sherborne Urban District, Beaminster Rural District, Sherborne Rural District.

Source: Wikidata Q629802 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.