List of settlements in West Yorkshire by population
Appearance
This is a list of settlements in West Yorkshire by population based on the results of the
2021. In 2011, there were 50 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in West Yorkshire
, shown in the table below.
Administrative boundaries
Borough (Governing centre) |
Other places | |
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City of Leeds (Leeds) | New Farnley, Otley, Oulton, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Pudsey, Rothwell, Rawdon, Scarcroft, Scholes, Stourton, Swillington, Walton (Leeds), Wetherby, Yeadon
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City of Wakefield (Wakefield) | |
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Kirklees (Huddersfield) | Hartshead Moor, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Honley, Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Linthwaite, Liversedge, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield, New Mill, Norristhorpe, Roberttown, Scammonden, Shelley, Shepley, Skelmanthorpe, Slaithwaite, Thornhill
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Calderdale (Halifax) | Bailiff Bridge, Boothtown, Brighouse, Copley, Cragg Vale, Elland, Greetland, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Hipperholme, Holywell Green, Luddendenfoot, Mytholmroyd, Norwood Green, Rastrick, Ripponden, Shelf, Shibden, Sowerby Bridge, Todmorden |
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City of Bradford (Bradford) |
Population ranking
The 5 largest settlements of the county of West Yorkshire, with cities in bold, district centres in yellow.
The 6th to 11th largest settlements of the county of West Yorkshire.
The 12th to 19th largest settlements of the county of West Yorkshire.
The 20th to 25th largest settlements of the county of West Yorkshire.
# | Settlement | Population | |
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2001[1] | 2011[2] | ||
1 | Leeds | 445,260 | 474,632 |
2 | Bradford | 309,020 | 349,561 |
3 | Huddersfield | 147,280 | 162,949 |
4 | Wakefield | 96,290 | 99,251 |
5 | Halifax | 83,440 | 88,134 |
6 | Batley | 76,270 | 80,485 |
7 | Dewsbury | 57,780 | 62,945 |
8 | Keighley | 48,920 | 53,331 |
9 | Castleford | 36,300 | 39,192 |
10 | Brighouse | 31,870 | 33,286 |
11 | Pudsey | 31,850 | 32,216 |
12 | Morley | 27,480 | 29,673 |
13 | Pontefract | 28,250 | 29,305 |
14 | Shipley | 26,040 | 28,694 |
15 | Bingley | 19,890 | 22,493 |
16 | Holmfirth | 20,138 | 21,706 |
17 | Normanton | 20,280 | 21,317 |
18 | Ossett | 21,076 | 21,231 |
19 | Yeadon | 20,270 | 19,668 |
20 | Rothwell | 19,400 | 19,512 |
21 | Mirfield | 18,390 | 19,330 |
22 | Horsforth | 18,930 | 18,895 |
23 | Liversedge | 16,930 | 17,697 |
24 | Baildon | 15,569 | 15,944 |
25 | Elland | 14,560 | 15,625 |
26 | Garforth | 15,394 | 14,838 |
27 | Ilkley | 13,828 | 14,809 |
28 | Otley | 14,641 | 14,215 |
29 | Knottingley | 13,797 | 13,971 |
30 | Heckmondwike | 10,717 | 12,085 |
31 | Guiseley | 11,130 | 11,960 |
32 | Todmorden | 11,555 | 11,690 |
33 | Cleckheaton | 10,480 | 11,648 |
34 | Wetherby | 11,710 | 11,242 |
35 | Featherstone | 11,660 | 11,060 |
36 | South Elmsall | 10,211 | 10,366 |
37 | Horbury | 10,002 | 10,361 |
38 | Kippax | 10,422 | 10,083 |
39 | Hemsworth | 9,145 | 9,246 |
40 | South Kirkby | 8,220 | 8,533 |
41 | Silsden | 7,681 | 7,912 |
42 | Meltham | 7,382 | 7,836 |
43 | Burley | 6,400 | 7,041 |
44 | Haworth | 6,078 | 6,379 |
45 | Upton | 6,070 | 5,874 |
46 | Shepley | 5,242 | 5,444 |
47 | Thornton | 4,998 | 5,289 |
48 | Ackworth | 4,784 | 5,281 |
49 | Crofton | 5,414 | 5,258 |
50 | Ryhill | 4,731 | 5,150 |
51 | Allerton Bywater | 3,950 | 4,717 |
52 | Ripponden | 3,780 | 4,665 |
53 | Boston Spa | 4,628 | 4,662 |
54 | Sowerby Bridge | 4,420 | 4,601 |
55 | Skelmanthorpe | 4,141 | 4,549 |
See also
- West Yorkshire
- West Yorkshire Urban Area
References
- ^ "West Yorkshire (Metropolitan County, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ 2011 census table: ONS