City of Lancaster Facts for Kids

The City of Lancaster is a local government district of Lancashire, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Lancaster, but covers a far larger area, which includes the towns of Morecambe, Heysham, and Carnforth, as well as outlying villages, farms, rural hinterland and (since 1 August 2016) a section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The district has a population of 146,038 (2020), and an area of 222.4 square miles (575.9 km²).

The current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and cover an amalgamation of five former local government districts—the municipal boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, together with the Carnforth Urban District and rural districts of Lancaster and Lunesdale, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.

History
Demography
- Population change
- Religion
Settlements
- Civil parishes
Twin towns
- Associate towns
Economy

History

For more details, see History of Lancashire

Demography

Lancaster compared
2001 UK Census	Lancaster	Lancashire	England	United Kingdom
Total population	133,914	1,134,974	49,138,831	58,789,194
White	97.8%	94.7%	90.9%	92.14%
Asian	0.7%	4.1%	4.6%	3.4%
Black	0.2%	0.2%	2.3%	2%

At the 2011 UK census, the City of Lancaster had a total population of 138,375. Of the 57,822 households in the city, 33.5% were married couples living together, 31.9% were one-person households, 7.8% were co-habiting couples and 10.0% were lone parents. These figures were similar to the national averages.

The population density was 233/km² (600/sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Lancaster, 26.7% had no academic qualifications, lower than 28.9% in all of England. The city of Lancaster had a higher proportion of white people than England.

Population change

The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the City of Lancaster has existed as a district since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the city.

Population growth in City of Lancaster since 1801

Year	Population	±%
1801	23,818	—
1811	24,842	+4.3%
1821	28,374	+14.2%
1831	30,987	+9.2%
1841	32,998	+6.5%
1851	33,437	+1.3%
1861	37,943	+13.5%
1871	42,450	+11.9%

Year	Population	±%
1881	46,956	+10.6%
1891	57,577	+22.6%
1901	64,617	+12.2%
1911	72,538	+12.3%
1921	77,409	+6.7%
1931	82,622	+6.7%
1941	92,752	+12.3%
1951	104,126	+12.3%

Year	Population	±%
1961	113,083	+8.6%
1971	122,820	+8.6%
1981	118,599	−3.4%
1991	130,022	+9.6%
2001	133,914	+3.0%
2011	138,375	+3.3%

Source: Vision of Britain

Religion

Lancaster compared
2011 UK Census	City of Lancaster	Lancashire	England
Population	138,375	1,134,974	49,138,831
Christian	65.9%	68.8%	59.4%
Muslim	1.3%	4.8%	5.0%
No religion	24.5%	19.2%	24.7%

At the 2011 UK census, 65.9% of Lancaster's population reported themselves as Christian, 1.3% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.1% Sikh. 24.5% had no religion, 0.5% had an alternative religion and 7.1% did not state their religion. The city is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster, and the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn.

Settlements

Civil parishes

Arkholme-with-Cawood
Bolton-le-Sands
Borwick
Burrow-with-Burrow
Cantsfield
Carnforth
Caton-with-Littledale
Claughton
Cockerham
Ellel
Gressingham
Halton-with-Aughton
Heaton-with-Oxcliffe
Hornby-with-Farleton
Ireby
Leck
Melling-with-Wrayton
Middleton
Morecambe
Nether Kellet
Over Kellet
Over Wyresdale
Overton
Priest Hutton
Quernmore
Roeburndale
Scotforth
Silverdale
Slyne-with-Hest
Tatham
Thurnham
Tunstall
Warton
Wennington
Whittington
Wray-with-Botton
Yealand Conyers
Yealand Redmayne

Lancaster and Heysham lie within unparished areas.

Twin towns

Perpignan (since 1962)
Rendsburg (since 1968)
Aalborg (since 1982)
Lublin (since 1994)
Vaxjo (since 1996)

Associate towns

Almere
Viana do Castelo

**Neighbouring ceremonial counties and principal areas**
Cumbria South Lakeland	Cumbria South Lakeland	Cumbria South Lakeland
Irish Sea		North Yorkshire Craven
	Lancaster

Lancashire Wyre	Lancashire Wyre	Lancashire Ribble Valley

Economy

City of Lancaster compared
2001 UK Census	City of Lancaster	Lancashire	England
Population of working age	97,365	814,434	35,532,091
Full-time employment	33.5%	39.2%	40.8%
Part-time employment	12.7%	12.2%	11.8%
Self employed	7.8%	8.2%	8.3%
Unemployed	3.6%	2.9%	3.3%
Retired	14.9%	15.0%	13.5%

At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the City of Lancaster had 97,365 residents aged 16 to 74. Of these people, 4.0% were students with jobs, 9.6% students without jobs, 5.1% looking after home or family, 6.0% permanently sick or disabled and 2.8% economically inactive for other reasons.

In 2001, of the 55,906 residents of the City of Lancaster in employment, the industry of employment was 16.7% retail and wholesale, 14.2% health and social work, 11.4% education, 11.2% manufacturing, 7.8% property and business services, 6.7% construction, 6.7% hotels and restaurants, 6.5% transport and communications, 5.7% public administration and defence, 2.5% finance, 2.4% energy and water supply, 2.2% agriculture, 0.4% mining, and 5.3% other. This was roughly in line with national figures, although the proportion of jobs in agriculture which was more than the national average of 1.5% and the percentage of people working in finance was below the national average of 4.8%; the proportion of people working in property was well below the national average of 13.2%.

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