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Demographic Information

Demographic Information for North Hertfordshire based on Census 2001

Source: Office of National Statistics, Census 2001
Total Population	116,908	Male	56,967
		Female	59,941
Under 14	22,599	19%
Over 60	24,236	21%

Resident Population based on Census 2001

Source: Office of National Statistics, Census 2001
Age	Male	Female	Total	%
Under 5	3,627	3,601	7,228	6.1
5-14	7,730	7,641	15,371	13.1
15-24	6,087	5,905	11,992	10.2
25-59	28,921,	29,160	58,081	49.6
60-74	7,312	7,811	15,123	12.9
75+	3,290	5,823	9,113	7.7
Total	56,967	59,941	116,908

Resident Population by Town & by Age Structure

Source: 2001 Census © Crown Copyright (KS02)
Office for National Statistics, 2001 Census, Key Statistics for Parishes.  Crown copyright.

	All people	Under 5	Under 5	5-15	5-15	16-24	16-24	25-59	25-59	60-74	60-74	75+	75+
Towns	No.	No.	%	No.	%	No	%	No	%	No	%	No	%
Baldock	9866	656	6.6	1469	14.9	790	8.0	5010	50.8	1107	11.2	834	8.5
Hitchin	30851	1831	5.9	4366	14.2	2837	9.2	15589	50.5	3896	12.6	2332	7.6
Letchworth	32932	2106	6.4	4830	14.7	3168	9.6	15484	47.0	4599	14.0	2745	8.3
Royston	14570	924	6.3	2138	14.7	1457	10.0	7461	51.2	1695	11.6	895	6.1
Rural	28689	1711	6.0	3997	13.9	2311	8.1	14537	50.7	3826	13.3	2307	8.0
District	116908	7228	6.2	16800	14.4	10563	9.0	58081	49.7	15123	12.9	9113	7.8

Source: 2001 Census © Crown Copyright (KS02)
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

*Note: These figures have been amalgamated from ward population data, therefore in some instances they might contain a slightly larger number of people according to whether the size of the ward exceeds the size of the towns themselves. Individual town population data hasn't yet been released by ONS.