List of settlements in Merseyside by population
This is a list of settlements in Merseyside by population based on the results of the
2021. In 2011, there were 20 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Merseyside
, shown in the table below.
Administrative boundaries
Table outlines many of the county's settlements, and is formatted according to their metropolitan borough.
Population ranking
# | Settlement | Population[1][2] | |
---|---|---|---|
Census 2001 | Census 2011 | ||
1 | Liverpool†(see notes) | 530,850 | 552,267 |
2 | Birkenhead | 138,270 | 142,968 |
3 | St Helens | 102,360 | 102,885 |
4 | Southport | 91,400 | 91,703 |
5 | Wallasey | 58,710 | 60,284 |
6 | Bebington | 56,479 | 57,336 |
7 | Bootle | 56,317 | 51,394 |
8 | Crosby | 51,790 | 50,044 |
9 | Kirkby | 41,010 | 42,744 |
10 | Prescot | 39,200 | 37,911 |
11 | Heswall | 29,977 | 29,789 |
12 | Maghull | 28,848 | 26,997 |
13 | Formby | 24,478 | 23,329 |
14 | Newton-le-Willows | 21,476 | 22,114 |
15 | Halewood | 20,309 | 20,116 |
16 | Litherland | 17,880 | 18,507 |
17 | Haydock | 17,195 | 16,521 |
18 | West Kirby | 14,649 | 14,959 |
19 | Hoylake | 10,875 | 10,909 |
20 | Garswood‡(see notes) | 6,433 | 6,183 |
21 | Billinge | 6,297 | 5,896 |
22 | Rainford | 6,320 | 5,831 |
Notes:
- † - Huyton and Halewood included in Liverpool count for ONS subdivision area purposes. Liverpool borough-only figures at 2001/2011 censuses were 439,473 and 466,415.[3]
- ‡ - Garswood with Downall Green fall under the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside. These make up the western portion of Ashton-in-Makerfield, which itself is in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in neighbouring Greater Manchester.
See also
- Merseyside
- Liverpool built-up area
References
- ^ "Merseyside (Metropolitan County, North West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ 2011 census table: ONS
- ^ "Liverpool's Population" (PDF). liverpool.gov.uk.
External links