Canvey Island Urban District

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Canvey Island
Geography
Status Urban district
1931 area 4,351 acres
1961 area 4,421 acres
HQ Canvey Island
History
Created 1926
Abolished 1974
Succeeded by Castle Point
Demography
1921 population 1,795 (equivalent area)
1971 population 26,608

Canvey Island Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. It was created in 1926 out of the civil parish of Canvey Island, previously in the Rochford Rural District.

Since April 1, 1974 its former area has formed part of the Borough of Castle Point.