City of Lancaster

The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth.

 History 
The district was made on April 1 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, when the boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, along with Carnforth urban district, Lancaster Rural District and Lunesdale Rural District joined together.

 Population 
 Ethnic Group City of Lancaster North West England White British 95.5% 92.9% 89.1% White Irish 0.8% 1.1% 1.2% Other White 2.7% 1.5% 3.2% Mixed White and Black 0.4% 0.6% 0.7% Mixed White and Asian 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Other Mixed 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% Indian 0.9% 1.3% 2.4% Pakistani 0.4% 2.0% 1.6% Bangladeshi 0.2% 0.5% 0.6% Other Asian 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% Black Caribbean 0.2% 0.4% 1.2% Black African 0.3% 0.5% 1.3% Black Other 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% Chinese 0.9% 0.6% 0.7% Other Ethnic Group 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%

 Twin Cities 
 Aalborg

Category:Cities in North West England

Category:1974 establishments in England