Stanhope, Kent

Coordinates: 51°07′53″N 0°51′14″E / 51.1315°N 0.8538°E / 51.1315; 0.8538
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Stanhope
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAshford
Postcode districtTN23
Dialling code01233
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51°07′53″N 0°51′14″E / 51.1315°N 0.8538°E / 51.1315; 0.8538

Stanhope is a

Borough of Ashford in Kent
, England. It was built in the 1960s on the southern edge of the town.

Demography

Stanhope compared
2001 UK Census Stanhope Ward Ashford district England
Population 3,276 102,661 49,138,831
Foreign born 6.5% 5.5% 9.2%
White 94.2% 97.6% 90.9%
Asian 1.6% 0.9% 4.6%
Black 1% 0.4% 2.3%
Christian 65.9% 76.5% 71.7%
Muslim 3.1% 0.6% 3.1%
Hindu 0% 0.3% 1.1%
No religion 21.2% 14.6% 14.6%
Unemployed 6.8% 2.4% 3.3%
Retired 6.9% 13.8% 13.5%

At the 2001 UK census, the Stanhope

electoral ward had a population of 3,276. The ethnicity was 94.2% white, 1.4% mixed race, 1.6% Asian, 1% black and 1.8% other. The place of birth of residents was 93.5% United Kingdom, 0.7% Republic of Ireland, 0.9% other Western European countries, and 4.9% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 65.9% Christian, 0% Buddhist, 0% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0% Jewish, and 3.1% Muslim. 21.2% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 9.5% did not state their religion.[2]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 38.3% in full-time employment, 12% in part-time employment, 4.3% self-employed, 6.8% unemployed, 2.6% students with jobs, 4% students without jobs, 6.9% retired, 13.1% looking after home or family, 8.1% permanently sick or disabled and 3.9% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 21.2% retail, 18% manufacturing, 9.6% construction, 8.4% real estate, 11.6% health and social work, 5.6% education, 7.9% transport and communications, 2.6% public administration, 4.9% hotels and restaurants, 2.3% finance, 2.1% agriculture and 5.8% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in agriculture, retail, manufacturing and construction. There were a relatively low proportion in finance, real estate, education and public administration. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 7% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[2]

History

The parish was formed in 1987 from the parish of Kingsnorth and part of the unparished area of Ashford.[3]

References

  1. United Kingdom Census 2011 Office for National Statistics
    Retrieved 10 May 2014
  2. ^ a b "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  3. ^ "The Ashford (Parishes) Order 1987" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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