City of Lancaster
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| City of Lancaster | |
 Shown within Lancashire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | City (1937) |
| Region: | North West England |
| Admin. County: | Lancashire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 85th 575.86 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Lancaster |
| ONS code: | 30UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2006 est.): Density: |
Ranked 119th 143,000 248 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 95.5% All White 2.5% All Asian 0.9% All Mixed 0.5% All Black 0.5% All Other |
| Politics | |
 Lancaster City Council http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Labour / Conservative / Green / Independent / Liberal Democrat |
| MPs: | Ben Wallace, Geraldine Smith |
The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, along with Carnforth urban district, Lancaster Rural District and Lunesdale Rural District.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Ethnicity
| Ethnic Group | City of Lancaster | North West | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| White British | 95.5% | 92.9% | 89.1% |
| White Irish | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Other White | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| Mixed White and Black | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Mixed White and Asian | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Other Mixed | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Indian | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Other Asian | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Black Caribbean | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Black African | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Black Other | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Other Ethnic Group | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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