Kingsthorpe South
| Kingsthorpe South[1] | |
|---|---|
 Kingsthorpe skyline and St John the Baptist Church | |
![Kingsthorpe South[1] is located in Northamptonshire](/wiki/File:Northamptonshire_UK_location_map_(2021).svg) ![Kingsthorpe South[1]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Kingsthorpe South[1] Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 14,357 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 71 mi (114 km) S |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode district | NN2 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Kingsthorpe South is one of the twenty one wards[3] of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England.[4] It had a population of 14,357 at the 2021 Census.
Geography
[edit]The ward covers the northern parts of the town and includes the southern parts of the suburb of Kingsthorpe. It is mostly a mixed area of residential, commercial and industrial.[5][6] It is also home the Grade I listed St John the Baptist church.[7] It borders the Kingsthorpe North ward to the north, Dallington Spencer ward to the west, St. George ward to the south and Boothville and Parklands ward to the east.
Demographics
[edit]At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 14,357. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Kingsthorpe South: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 11,572 | 80.6% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 1,059 | 7.4% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 894 | 6.2% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 597 | 4.2% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 202 | 1.4% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 33 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 14,357 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Kingsthorpe South: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 6,865 | 51.4% | |||||||||||
| No religion | 5,491 | 41.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 633 | 4.7% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 165 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 78 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 73 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 34 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 9 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 14,357 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Find your Councillor | West Northamptonshire Council". www.westnorthants.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Kingsthorpe South (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Kingsthorpe South - MapIt". mapit.mysociety.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Mallett, Chris; Hitchenor, Tom (7 May 2021). "The West Northamptonshire Council election 2021 winners in full". Northants Live. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Residents' association defends proposals to form new parish council for Kingsthorpe". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Northamptonshire Reform UK candidates hold first public meeting". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Kingsthorpe: St John the Baptist - CHR Church". facultyonline.churchofengland.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
