Kingsthorpe North
| Kingsthorpe North[1] | |
|---|---|
 Holly Lodge Drive, Kingsthorpe | |
![Kingsthorpe North[1] is located in Northamptonshire](/wiki/File:Northamptonshire_UK_location_map_(2021).svg) ![Kingsthorpe North[1]](/uploads/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png?auto=webp){kind=small} Kingsthorpe North[1] Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 12,940 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 72 mi (116 km) S |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN2 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Kingsthorpe North is one of the 31 wards[3] of West Northamptonshire in Northamptonshire, England.[4] It had a population of 12,940 at the 2021 Census.
Geography
[edit]The ward covers the northern extremity of Northampton and includes the northern parts of the suburb of Kingsthorpe.[5] It is mostly a mixed area of residential[6], commercial[7] and industrial.[8] The nearby Boughton station on the Northampton and Lamport Railway is located to the northwest of the ward in nearby village of Boughton.[9] It also directly borders the Kingsthorpe South ward to the direct south.
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 12,940. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Kingsthorpe North: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 11,523 | 89.1% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 599 | 4.6% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 388 | 3% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 317 | 2.5% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 98 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 13 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 12,940 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Kingsthorpe North: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 6,601 | 54.3% | |||||||||||
| No religion | 4,936 | 40.6% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 330 | 2.7% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 130 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 59 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 45 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 41 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 12 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 12,940 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Find your Councillor | West Northamptonshire Council". www.westnorthants.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Kingsthorpe North (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Kingsthorpe North - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Mallett, Chris; Hitchenor, Tom (7 May 2021). "The West Northamptonshire Council election 2021 winners in full". Northants Live. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Sons, Thomas H. Mawson & (1925). County Borough of Northampton: Proposals for Development and Reconstruction. J. Dickens & Company, Limited, and pub. by authority of the County borough of Northampton.
- ^ "Target completion date revealed for controversial £54.5 million 'relief road' in Northampton as work enters final phase". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Residents 'universally object' to shock solar farm and McDonald's plans for busy part of Northampton". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Averill, James (22 September 2020). "Controversial new bypass for Northampton given go-ahead". Northants Live. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Northampton & Lamport Railway". Northampton & Lamport Railway.
