List of settlements in Cornwall by population
Isles Of Scilly
This is a list of settlements in Cornwall by population based on the results of the
2021. In 2011, there were 19 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cornwall
, shown in the table below.
Parish counts take in wider areas than these urban areas and these are listed in the gallery section below.
Population ranking of built-up areas
# | Settlement | Population[1] | |
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2001 | 2011 | ||
1 | Redruth (including Camborne) | 39,937 | 42,690 |
2 | Falmouth (including Penryn) | 28,801 | 31,988 |
3 | St Austell | 22,658 | 25,447 |
4 | Truro | 20,920 | 23,041 |
5 | Newquay | 19,562 | 20,189 |
6 | Penzance | 20,255 | 19,872 |
7 | Saltash | 14,124 | 15,566 |
8 | Bodmin | 12,778 | 14,614 |
9 | Helston | 10,578 | 12,184 |
10 | St Ives | 9,866 | 9,966 |
11 | St Blazey (including Par) | 9,256 | 9,958 |
12 | Liskeard | 8,478 | 9,237 |
13 | Launceston | 7,135 | 8,910 |
14 | Hayle | 7,844 | 8,210 |
15 | Torpoint | 8,633 | 7,717 |
16 | Bude (including Stratton) | 5,980 | 7,011 |
17 | Wadebridge | 6,222 | 6,599 |
18 | Callington
|
4,048 | 5,786 |
19 | Looe | 5,280 | 5,112 |
Gallery of top 21 civil parishes by population
The top
United Kingdom Census 2011 with over 7,000 people.[2] Some of these parishes form part of larger conurbations, the largest being Camborne/Carn Brea/Illogan/Redruth/Lanner/Carharrack/St Day, with 55,400. The second largest is St Austell/St Austell Bay/Carlyon/St Blaise/Tywardreath and Par, with 34,700 people. The third largest is Falmouth/Penryn/Mabe with 33,000.[3]
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Falmouth (Aberfala) 21,797
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Penzance (Pennsans) 21,045
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Camborne (Kammbronn) 20,845
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Newquay (Tewynblustri) 20,342
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St Austell (Sen Austel) 19,958
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Truro (Truru) 18,766
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Saltash (Essa) 16,419
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Bodmin (Bosvena) 14,736
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Redruth (Resrudh) 14,018
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St Ives (Porth Ia) 11,435
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Helston (Hellys) 11,178
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Bude (Porthbud) 9,934
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Liskeard (Lyskerrys) 9,417
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Launceston (Lannstevan) 9,216
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Hayle (Heyl) 8,939
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Treverbyn (Treverbyn) 8,016
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Carn Brea (Karnbre) 8,013
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Torpoint (Penntorr) 7,717
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St Agnes (Breanek) 7,565
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St Stephen-in-Brannel (Eglosstefan) 7,240
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Penryn (Pennrynn) 7,093
See also
References
- ^ "KS101EW (Usual resident population) - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Office for National Statistics, Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics
- ^ "Data from the 2011 Census (Office for National Statistics)". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 November 2013.