List of settlements in Cheshire by population

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This is a list of settlements in Cheshire by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 25 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cheshire, shown in the table below.

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Population ranking

#SettlementCouncil areaPopulation [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
20012011
1 Warrington Warrington 157,860165,456
2 Chester Cheshire West and Chester 81,65086,011
3 Crewe Cheshire East 67,76071,722
4 Runcorn Halton 60,32061,789
5 Widnes Halton55,68061,464
6 Ellesmere Port Cheshire West and Chester62,51061,090
7 Macclesfield Cheshire East54,44056,581
8 Northwich Cheshire West and Chester42,82045,471
9 Wilmslow Cheshire East34,09035,945
10 Winsford Cheshire West and Chester29,44030,259
11 Congleton Cheshire East25,51026,178
12 Sandbach Cheshire East17,63017,976
13 Nantwich Cheshire East13,45017,226
14 Poynton Cheshire East15,44215,282
15 Neston Cheshire West and Chester15,01815,064
16 Middlewich Cheshire East13,10013,595
17 Alsager Cheshire East14,17813,347
18 Knutsford Cheshire East12,65613,191
19 Lymm Warrington9,83011,608
20 Frodsham Cheshire West and Chester8,9089,032
21 Bollington Cheshire East6,8807,373
22 Culcheth Warrington6,7306,708
23 Weaverham Cheshire West and Chester6,2936,087
24 Holmes Chapel Cheshire East5,6695,605
25 Helsby Cheshire West and Chester4,9115,166
26 Haslington Cheshire East5,0754,855

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References

  1. "Warrington (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. "Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
  3. "Cheshire East (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
  4. "Halton (Unitary District, North West England, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de.
  5. 2011 census table: ONS