| Name | Status | Population census 1991-04-05 | Population census 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | County | 1,101,458 | 1,134,974 | o |
| North West England | Region | 6,726,861 | 6,729,764 |
| Name | Status | County/District | Agglomeration | Population census 1991-04-05 | Population census 2001-04-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 36,466 | 35,203 | o |
| Adlington | Urban Area | Lancashire | 8,556 | 7,791 | o | |
| Appley Bridge | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,618 | 5,155 | o | |
| Bacup | Urban Area | Lancashire | Rossendale | 13,682 | 12,763 | o |
| Banks | Urban Area | Lancashire | 3,245 | 3,359 | o | |
| Barnoldswick | Urban Area | Lancashire | 10,038 | 10,859 | o | |
| Barrowford | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 5,212 | 5,261 | o |
| Bolton-le-Sands | Urban Area | Lancashire | 6,772 | 7,010 | o | |
| Brierfield | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 9,567 | 10,047 | o |
| Burnley | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 74,661 | 73,021 | o |
| Burscough Bridge | Urban Area | Lancashire | 8,201 | 8,536 | o | |
| Carnforth | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,442 | 5,350 | o | |
| Caton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,410 | 2,427 | o | |
| Catterall | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,985 | o | |
| Chorley | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 33,536 | 33,424 | o |
| Church | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 4,277 | 3,988 | o |
| Clayton-le-moors | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 6,961 | 8,289 | o |
| Clitheroe | Urban Area | Lancashire | 13,548 | 14,697 | o | |
| Colne | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 18,776 | 20,118 | o |
| Coppull | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,698 | 7,255 | o | |
| Croston | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,622 | 2,679 | o | |
| Earby | Urban Area | Lancashire | 4,957 | 5,260 | o | |
| Edenfield | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,657 | 2,080 | o | |
| Euxton | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 7,884 | 7,692 | o |
| Fence | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,586 | o | |
| Fleetwood | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 27,227 | 26,841 | o |
| Freckleton / Warton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 8,273 | 8,389 | o | |
| Galgate | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,577 | o | |
| Garstang | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,697 | 6,293 | o | |
| Goosnargh | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,540 | o | |
| Great Eccleston | Urban Area | Lancashire | 1,930 | 1,646 | o | |
| Great Harwood | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 10,562 | 11,217 | o |
| Halton (Lancaster) | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,332 | 2,170 | o | |
| Hambleton (Wyre) | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,724 | 2,194 | o | |
| Haslingden | Urban Area | Lancashire | Rossendale | 15,024 | 14,873 | o |
| Higher Walton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,069 | 5,380 | o | |
| Kirkham | Urban Area | Lancashire | Kirkham / Newton-with-Scales | 9,038 | 10,372 | o |
| Lancaster | Urban Area | Lancashire | Morecambe / Lancaster | 44,497 | 45,952 | o |
| Lancaster University | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 4,156 | o | |
| Langho | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,134 | 2,015 | o | |
| Leyland | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 37,331 | 37,103 | o |
| Longridge | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,351 | 7,491 | o | |
| Longton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 12,101 | 12,515 | o | |
| Lytham St Anne's | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 40,866 | 41,327 | o |
| Mellor | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,244 | 2,398 | o | |
| Morecambe | Urban Area | Lancashire | Morecambe / Lancaster | 46,657 | 49,569 | o |
| Nelson | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 29,120 | 28,998 | o |
| Newton with Scales | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,587 | o | |
| Ormskirk | Urban Area | Lancashire | 23,425 | 23,392 | o | |
| Oswaldwistle | Urban Area | Lancashire | Accrington | 12,176 | 12,527 | o |
| Padiham | Urban Area | Lancashire | Burnley / Nelson | 12,570 | 11,091 | o |
| Parbold | Urban Area | Lancashire | 2,872 | 2,702 | o | |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 18,939 | 19,480 | o |
| Preesall | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,168 | 4,782 | o | |
| Preston | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | 177,660 | 184,836 | o |
| Rawtenstall | Urban Area | Lancashire | Rossendale | 21,933 | 21,797 | o |
| Read | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 2,277 | o | |
| Rishton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 6,773 | 7,350 | o | |
| Skelmersdale | Urban Area | Lancashire | Wigan | 42,104 | 39,279 | o |
| Tarleton | Urban Area | Lancashire | 7,158 | 8,210 | o | |
| Thornton / Cleveleys | Urban Area | Lancashire | Blackpool | 28,061 | 31,157 | o |
| Warton (Lancaster) | Urban Area | Lancashire | ... | 1,793 | o | |
| Whalley | Urban Area | Lancashire | 5,364 | 3,230 | o | |
| Whitworth | Urban Area | Lancashire | Greater Manchester | 5,679 | 5,672 | o |
| Wymott | Urban Area | Lancashire | Preston | ... | 1,546 | o |
Source: UK National Statistics.
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