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Castle is an inner-city[2] ward[3] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 7,725. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.
| Castle | |
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Clockwise from top: Lincoln Castle, Burton Road & Yarborough Crescent residential houses view | |
  Castle Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 7,725 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1] |
| • London | 157 mi (253 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode district | LN1 |
| Dialling code | 01522 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
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Geography
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The ward encompasses the northwestern part of Lincoln. It takes its name from the nearby Castle near the Cathedral.[4][5] It also covers the western part of the Ermine area of the city.
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 7,725. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Castle: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 7,301 | 94.5% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 150 | 1.9% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 133 | 1.7% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 76 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 54 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 13 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Total | 7,725 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Castle: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irreligious | 3,867 | 53.4% | |||||||||||
| Christian | 3,134 | 43.3% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 115 | 1.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 64 | 0.9% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 28 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 27 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 5 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 7,725 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Castle (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Griffin, Joe (3 May 2024). "City of Lincoln Council election results as it happened". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Britain, Great (1920). Local and Personal Acts. H.M. Stationery Office.
- ^ Schubert, Chris. "Homepage". Lincoln Castle. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
