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Lancashire

County in North West England

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The population development of Lancashire.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2001-04-29
Population
Census
2011-03-27
Population
Census
2021-03-21
 
LancashireCounty1,134,9741,171,3391,235,354
North West EnglandRegion6,729,7647,052,1777,417,397

Contents: Settlements

The population development of the settlements in Lancashire.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion).

Name StatusCounty / DistrictPopulation
Census
2001-04-29
Population
Census
2011-03-27
Population
Census
2021-03-21
 
AccringtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire32,91832,84834,895
AdlingtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire7,5478,1938,783
BacupBuilt-up AreaLancashire11,79712,41613,562
BailriggBuilt-up AreaLancashire4,1565,1104,788
Bamber BridgeBuilt-up AreaLancashire37,60439,64440,357
BanksBuilt-up AreaLancashire3,5953,8724,430
BarnoldswickBuilt-up AreaLancashire10,85910,75210,913
BarrowBuilt-up AreaLancashire6596461,390
BarrowfordBuilt-up AreaLancashire5,9276,0895,882
BartonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,3861,1541,492
BescarBuilt-up AreaLancashire532571548
BillingtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,5521,7251,744
BilsborrowBuilt-up AreaLancashire289287680
Bolton-le-SandsBuilt-up AreaLancashire6,7366,7376,727
BondsBuilt-up AreaLancashire8211,1721,237
BowgreaveBuilt-up AreaLancashire352415613
BrierfieldBuilt-up AreaLancashire9,4399,03010,721
BrinscallBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,4311,3881,335
BroughtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,7351,7222,467
BurnleyBuilt-up AreaLancashire73,80371,45078,270
BurscoughBuilt-up AreaLancashire8,0068,4478,765
CarletonBuilt-up AreaLancashire5,0754,9504,795
CarnforthBuilt-up AreaLancashire5,6655,9165,854
CatonBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,4272,3872,550
CatterallBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,9852,3362,801
Charnock RichardBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,1481,0551,101
ChatburnBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,1041,1021,125
ChippingBuilt-up AreaLancashire653618633
ChorleyBuilt-up AreaLancashire34,58637,38039,523
ChurchBuilt-up AreaLancashire4,6614,9645,028
Clayton-le-MoorsBuilt-up AreaLancashire7,9748,2067,966
CleveleysBuilt-up AreaLancashire11,51611,46411,113
CliftonBuilt-up AreaLancashire8058941,024
ClitheroeBuilt-up AreaLancashire14,42114,49916,631
ClivigerBuilt-up AreaLancashire597561571
ColneBuilt-up AreaLancashire18,94618,80618,908
CoppullBuilt-up AreaLancashire7,6377,9598,304
CottamBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,9303,1565,500
Coup GreenBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,4081,3091,207
CrostonBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,3802,6142,791
EarbyBuilt-up AreaLancashire4,3484,5384,416
EcclestonBuilt-up AreaLancashire4,3154,2344,541
EdenfieldBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,0802,0532,051
ElswickBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,0571,0791,048
EuxtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire8,43411,98417,509
Farington MossBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,4942,1282,693
FenceBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,5861,4591,581
FleetwoodBuilt-up AreaLancashire26,84125,93926,232
FoulridgeBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,2011,1591,211
FreckletonBuilt-up AreaLancashire4,7134,5944,479
FulwoodBuilt-up AreaLancashire34,03133,32434,691
GalgateBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,5762,4582,084
GarstangBuilt-up AreaLancashire5,4715,6075,804
GisburnBuilt-up AreaLancashire506521567
GoosnarghBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,5401,3981,891
Great EcclestonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,6461,6572,068
Great HarwoodBuilt-up AreaLancashire11,21710,80011,028
Gregson LaneBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,2662,2252,072
GrimsarghBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,8822,3412,596
HaltonBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,1702,0562,658
HambletonBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,1942,2472,428
HaptonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,8941,9792,238
HaskayneBuilt-up AreaLancashire654615715
HaslingdenBuilt-up AreaLancashire15,15415,74916,004
HeyshamBuilt-up AreaLancashire14,99016,02816,573
HighamBuilt-up AreaLancashire808778844
Higher WaltonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,4301,4761,607
HuncoatBuilt-up AreaLancashire8891,2421,257
Hurst GreenBuilt-up AreaLancashire905936939
HuttonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,7912,0222,141
InskipBuilt-up AreaLancashire8788401,002
KirkhamBuilt-up AreaLancashire8,1938,3318,938
LancasterBuilt-up AreaLancashire46,65348,30852,660
LanghoBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,7031,7371,723
LeylandBuilt-up AreaLancashire36,69437,90939,291
LongridgeBuilt-up AreaLancashire7,6027,7688,739
LongtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire10,40310,66610,904
Lytham St AnnesBuilt-up AreaLancashire40,35042,56842,689
MawdesleyBuilt-up AreaLancashire908862914
MorecambeBuilt-up AreaLancashire33,88033,03832,758
Mossy LeaBuilt-up AreaLancashire582567561
Myerscough SmithyBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,3982,4672,411
NelsonBuilt-up AreaLancashire28,99729,46333,800
NewburghBuilt-up AreaLancashire772761754
Newton-with-ScalesBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,5871,5441,507
Old LanghoBuilt-up AreaLancashire5251,0751,073
OrmskirkBuilt-up AreaLancashire23,66224,07327,708
OswaldtwistleBuilt-up AreaLancashire11,59311,16510,815
Over KelletBuilt-up AreaLancashire592581606
OvertonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,0151,0691,014
PadihamBuilt-up AreaLancashire9,8719,67510,131
ParboldBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,7022,5822,412
PenworthamBuilt-up AreaLancashire21,74621,06920,491
PillingBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,3581,4831,699
Poulton-le-FyldeBuilt-up AreaLancashire11,38611,72812,793
Preesall (/ Knott End-on-Sea)Built-up AreaLancashire4,4414,6954,678
PrestonBuilt-up AreaLancashire82,74293,35794,508
RawtenstallBuilt-up AreaLancashire22,31822,80523,682
ReadBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,0201,9682,050
RibchesterBuilt-up AreaLancashire873888850
RishtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire7,3506,6256,662
Rising BridgeBuilt-up AreaLancashire655621639
RuffordBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,4521,4201,559
SabdenBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,3711,4221,583
SilverdaleBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,0381,0421,055
SkelmersdaleBuilt-up AreaLancashire34,06434,04734,907
SoughBuilt-up AreaLancashire596607508
StainingBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,3531,3681,620
StalmineBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,1301,0871,194
StubbinsBuilt-up AreaLancashire844780828
Tarleton (/ Hesketh Bank)Built-up AreaLancashire7,9338,3158,759
ThorntonBuilt-up AreaLancashire17,37318,71419,265
TrawdenBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,1921,2431,203
WaddingtonBuilt-up AreaLancashire8781,0281,006
Warton [in: Lancaster district]Built-up AreaLancashire1,7931,8051,799
Warton [in: Fylde district]Built-up AreaLancashire3,1423,1754,181
WeirBuilt-up AreaLancashire8661,2511,289
WeshamBuilt-up AreaLancashire3,2453,5844,475
West BradfordBuilt-up AreaLancashire523548564
WhalleyBuilt-up AreaLancashire2,1013,2033,411
WheeltonBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,0411,000985
Whittle-le-WoodsBuilt-up AreaLancashire3,7133,9114,389
WhitworthBuilt-up AreaLancashire6,1516,4606,720
WithnellBuilt-up AreaLancashire920898853
WoodplumptonBuilt-up AreaLancashire534513689
WorsthorneBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,0381,028971
Wrea GreenBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,4891,3731,899
WymottBuilt-up AreaLancashire1,5462,1792,091

Source: UK Office for National Statistics (web).

Explanation: All population figures and depicted boundaries are based on output areas officially assigned to the 2022 built-up areas. Output areas often include some unbuilt parts. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. Some of the older population figures are approximate values.