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.
| Kingsthorpe South[1] | |
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 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 |
| Civil parish |
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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 | |
Geography
editThe 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
editAt 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.
