Population
POPULATION OF THE HARROGATE DISTRICT
The estimated resident population of the Harrogate district is 158,700*. This is the latest available data and indicates a rise of 4.8% (or 7,200 people) since 2001 (see
www.northyorks.gov.uk Local Authority
population change, 2001 - 2010)
The main factor behind the increase in population has been net migration, with more people moving into the district than leaving.
| Boroughbridge |
3,150 |
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| Harrogate |
74,720 |
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| Knaresborough |
15,650 |
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| Masham |
2,430 |
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| Pateley Bridge |
2,700 |
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| Ripon |
17,180 |
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Population location and composition
The DEFRA Rural definition identifies 32.5% of people in the Harrogate district live in rural areas; this is compared to a 20% average across Yorkshire and the Humber. The 2001 Census indicates:
- Lone parent households with dependent children comprise 5% of all households in the Harrogate district (2,933 households)
- 98.4% of the district's population is white (148,981). The most prevalent minority ethnic group was Chinese at 0.3% (413 persons).
- There are 23,591 people (or 16% of all residents) who rated themselves as having some limiting long-term illness that limited the type of work they could do. This figure is similar to that seen for the County of North Yorkshire (17%).
- A total of 14,524 people provided unpaid care for others in the district (9.6% of residents). This is slightly less than the figure for the County of North Yorkshire as a whole (9.9%).
Want to know more?
A summary of census statistics for the Harrogate District is available in the 2001 Census Key Statistics Factsheet.
Factsheets at county, district, ward and parish level are available to download from the North Yorkshire County Council website
For further information on population estimates please refer to the North Yorkshire County Council Population Estimates Document and www.statistics.gov.uk/popest.