City of York

City of York
York city centre and its minster from above
York city centre and its minster from above
Nickname: 
Chocolate City[1]
Motto: 
Let the Banner of York Fly High
York shown within North Yorkshire
York shown within North Yorkshire
Coordinates: 53°57′30″N 1°4′49″W / 53.95833°N 1.08028°W / 53.95833; -1.08028
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial countyNorth Yorkshire
Combined authorityYork and North Yorkshire
Incorporated1 April 1974
Unitary authority1 April 1996[2]
Administrative HQWest Offices
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • BodyCity of York Council
 • ExecutiveLeader and cabinet
 • ControlLabour
 • MPs
Area
 • Total
105 sq mi (272 km2)
 • Rank129th
Population
 (2022)[4]
 • Total
204,551
 • Rank97th
 • Density1,950/sq mi (752/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes01904
ISO 3166 codeGB-YOR
GSS codeE06000014
Websiteyork.gov.uk

The City of York, officially simply "York",[6] is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.[7]

The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census[8][9] The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in The Guildhall.[10]

  1. ^ "York – The Chocolate City". York's Chocolate Story. n.d. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. UK Legislation. 7 March 1995. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ "About us". City of York Council. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – York Local Authority (E06000014)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Local Authority Districts (May 2023) Boundaries UK BFC". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ^ "How the population changed in York, Census 2021 - ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ^ "City of York District". NEU. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Guildhall". City of York Council. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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