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Kings Acre
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Kings Acre
Location within Herefordshire
Population3,245 (Kings Acre Ward Profile, 2021 Census)
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Hereford
Postcode district HR4
Dialling code 01432
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Herefordshire
52°04′25″N2°46′22″W / 52.073563°N 2.772875°W / 52.073563; -2.772875

Kings Acre is a western suburb [1] [2] and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. The ward covers the western part of Hereford and is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. It encompasses a large rural area that includes the hamlet of Huntington and a small part of the suburb of Whitecross. Cllr Debbie Hobbs currently represents the ward. [3] The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 3,245.

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Demographics

At the 2021 census, Kings Acre's ward profile population was 3,245. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Kings Acre: Ethnicity: 2021 Census [4]
Ethnic groupPopulation %
White3,18298.1%
Mixed190.6%
Asian or Asian British190.6%
Arab130.4%
Black or Black British100.3%
Other Ethnic Group10.1%
Total3,245100%

The religious composition of Kings Acre's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:

Kings Acre: Religion: 2021 Census [5]
ReligiousPopulation %
Christian1,94764.2%
Irreligious1,04334.4%
Muslim170.6%
Other religion110.4%
Buddhist40.2%
Hindu30.2%
Sikh30.2%
Jewish30.1%
Total3,245100%

Geography

The area covers a large rural area and includes the suburb of Huntington and part of the Whitecross ward. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Decision on five-home plan down 'narrow' private road near Hereford". Hereford Times. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Kings Acre Lime | Herefordshire Wildlife Trust". www.herefordshirewt.org. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Debbie Hobbs" . Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kings Acre (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Kings Acre (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Elections 2023: Herefordshire parish ward results". Hereford Times. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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