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Minster, Lincoln

Coordinates: 53°14′11″N 0°32′02″W / 53.236422°N 0.533985°W / 53.236422; -0.533985
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Minster
Clockwise from top: Lincoln Cathedral, Eastgate & Junction of Nettleham Road/Northgate
Minster is located in Lincolnshire
Minster
Minster
Location within Lincolnshire
Population8,254 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1]
• London157 mi (253 km) S
Civil parish
  • Unparished
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLincoln
Postcode districtLN2
Dialling code01522
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Anita Pritchard (Labour)
  • Naomi Tweedle (Labour)
  • Joshua Wells (Labour)
List of places
UK
England
Lincolnshire
53°14′11″N 0°32′02″W / 53.236422°N 0.533985°W / 53.236422; -0.533985

Minster[2] is an inner city ward[3][4] of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The population of the City of Lincoln ward at the 2021 census was 8,254. The ward is one of the eleven electoral districts within the City of Lincoln Council.

Geography

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Minster Ward in 2016

The ward encompasses the northern part of Lincoln.[5] It takes its name from the Cathedral and covers part of the old town areas of Lincoln.[6][7]

Demographics

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At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 8,254. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Minster: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic group Population %
White 7,713 93.5%
Asian or Asian British 209 2.5%
Mixed 146 1.8%
Black or Black British 101 1.2%
Other Ethnic Group 66 0.8%
Arab 17 0.2%
Total 8,254 100%

The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Minster: Religion: 2021 Census
Religious Population %
Irreligious 3,793 49%
Christian 3,659 47.2%
Other religion 58 0.7%
Muslim 162 2.1%
Hindu 34 0.4%
Buddhist 29 0.4%
Jewish 5 0.1%
Sikh 4 0.1%
Total 8,254 100%

References

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  1. ^ "Minster (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1837). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office.
  3. ^ medieval lincoln. CUP Archive.
  4. ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Minster (Lincoln) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Minster - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  6. ^ Stocks, David. The Celtic Holy Grail Quest. Chipmunkapublishing ltd. ISBN 978-1-84747-331-8.
  7. ^ "Lincoln Old Town". History Hit. Retrieved 17 October 2024.