| City of St Albans City and District of St Albans District of St Albans |
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 Shown within Hertfordshire |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Non-metropolitan district and City (1877) |
| Region: | East of England |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 182nd 161.18 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | St Albans |
| ONS code: | 26UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2008 est.) - Density |
Ranked 148th 133,700 830 / km² |
| Ethnicity:[1] | 90.9% White 4.1% S.Asian 1.7% Black 1.9% Mixed Race 1.4% Chinese or Other |
| Politics | |
 City of St Albans http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrat |
| MPs: | Anne Main (St Albans), Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden) |
The City of St Albans (pronounced /sənt ˈɔːlbənz/), also known as the City and District of St Albans or District of St Albans, is a local government district, in Hertfordshire, England. It was created in 1974 and since then has held the status of non-metropolitan district and city. The local authority is St Albans City Council. It has routes to the M1.
Geography
The district includes St Albans (population c. 58,000), Harpenden (population c. 27,600), the parishes of Colney Heath, Harpenden Rural, London Colney, Redbourn, St Michael's, St Stephen's (including the villages of Chiswell Green and Bricket Wood), Sandridge and Wheathampstead. Nearby places outside the district include Hatfield to the east, Welwyn Garden City to the northeast, Luton and Dunstable to the northwest, Hemel Hempstead to the west, Watford to the southwest and Borehamwood to the south.
Governance
The local authority is St Albans City Council, which also calls itself St Albans City and District Council and St Albans District Council. The irregular sounding name reflects the diverse nature of the area covered, with two main urban areas and several villages; typically districts with the status of cities are known simply as Cities, for example the City of Peterborough or the City of York.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the borough and city of St Albans, the Harpenden Urban District and most of St Albans Rural District. City status was inherited by the entire district,[2] as may be determined from legislation and from the lack of charter trustees.
References
- ^ "Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages)". Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=276995&c=st+albans&d=13&e=13&g=455548&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1207591880938&enc=1&dsFamilyId=1812.
- ^ "The City of St Albans (Electoral Changes) Order 1998". http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982558.htm#note2.
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Coordinates: 51°47′N 00°20′W / 51.783°N 0.333°W
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