Wakefield
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In 2001 the Wakefield subdivision of the [[West Yorkshire Urban Area]] had a population of 76,886 comprising 37,477 males and 39,409 females.{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224 |title=KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas |date=5 August 2004 |publisher=Office for National Statistics (ONS) |access-date=20 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907084312/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224 |archive-date=7 September 2009}} |
In 2001 the Wakefield subdivision of the [[West Yorkshire Urban Area]] had a population of 76,886 comprising 37,477 males and 39,409 females.{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224 |title=KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas |date=5 August 2004 |publisher=Office for National Statistics (ONS) |access-date=20 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907084312/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/ssdataset.asp?vlnk=8271&Pos=2&ColRank=1&Rank=224 |archive-date=7 September 2009}} |
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Also at the time of the [[2001 UK census]], the [[City of Wakefield]] had a total population of 315,172 of whom 161,962 were female and 153,210 were male. Of the 132,212 households in Wakefield, 39.56% were married couples living together, 28.32% were one-person households, 9.38% were [[cohabiting]] couples and 9.71% were lone parents. The figures for lone-parent households were slightly above the national average of 9.5%, and the percentage of married couples was above the national average of 36.5%; the proportion of one-person households was below the national average of 30.1%.{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276811&c=Wakefield&d=13&e=15&g=384621&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258712304810&enc=1&dsFamilyId=55 |title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Household Composition (KS20): Area: Wakefield (Local Authority) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=20 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613080453/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276811&c=Wakefield&d=13&e=15&g=384621&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258712304810&enc=1&dsFamilyId=55 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=live}} |
Also at the time of the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 UK census]], the [[City of Wakefield]] had a total population of 315,172 of whom 161,962 were female and 153,210 were male. Of the 132,212 households in Wakefield, 39.56% were married couples living together, 28.32% were one-person households, 9.38% were [[cohabiting]] couples and 9.71% were lone parents. The figures for lone-parent households were slightly above the national average of 9.5%, and the percentage of married couples was above the national average of 36.5%; the proportion of one-person households was below the national average of 30.1%.{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276811&c=Wakefield&d=13&e=15&g=384621&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258712304810&enc=1&dsFamilyId=55 |title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Household Composition (KS20): Area: Wakefield (Local Authority) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=20 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613080453/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276811&c=Wakefield&d=13&e=15&g=384621&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258712304810&enc=1&dsFamilyId=55 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=live}} |
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The population density was {{convert|9.31|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of those aged 16–74 in Wakefield, 39.14% had no [[National Qualifications Framework|academic qualifications]], much higher than 28.9% in all of England. Of Wakefield's residents, 2.53% were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%. The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 1.41% of the population.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} |
The population density was {{convert|9.31|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of those aged 16–74 in Wakefield, 39.14% had no [[National Qualifications Framework|academic qualifications]], much higher than 28.9% in all of England. Of Wakefield's residents, 2.53% were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%. The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 1.41% of the population.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} |
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| Population (16–74)||55,789||1,072,276||35,532,091 |
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