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Castle, Lincoln

Coordinates: 53°14′38″N 0°32′34″W / 53.243960°N 0.542772°W / 53.243960; -0.542772
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Castle
Clockwise from top: Lincoln Castle, Burton Road & Yarborough Crescent residential houses view
Castle is located in Lincolnshire
Castle
Castle
Location within Lincolnshire
Population7,725 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1]
• London157 mi (253 km) S
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN1
Dialling code01522
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Rebecca Longbottom (Labour)
  • Donald Nannestad (Labour)
  • Loraine Woolley (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°14′38″N 0°32′34″W / 53.243960°N 0.542772°W / 53.243960; -0.542772

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.

Geography

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Castle Ward in 2016

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

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At 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

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  1. ^ "Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Castle (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ Griffin, Joe (3 May 2024). "City of Lincoln Council election results as it happened". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ Britain, Great (1920). Local and Personal Acts. H.M. Stationery Office.
  5. ^ Schubert, Chris. "Homepage". Lincoln Castle. Retrieved 16 October 2024.