Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021) . The places that have seen the largest increases in the population aged 65 years and over are Milton Keynes in the South East, which has seen 43.6% growth, and Harborough in the East Midlands (38.5%). [248], Italics denote building under construction, These audio files were created from a revision of this article dated 3February2008. [12][11], The Brigantes were the major Celtic tribe in what is now known as Northern England; they had a stronghold in the locality at a sandstone outcrop on which Manchester Cathedral now stands, opposite the bank of the River Irwell. It attracted educated visitors from all parts of Britain and Europe. WebGreater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; [3] comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: [199] The night-time economy has a value of about 100million,[200] and supports 12,000 jobs. The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, ethnic group, religion). Smaller venues include the Contact Theatre and Z-arts in Hulme. The map now highlights the areas with the largest increases in children aged under 15 years. On the canal's banks, just outside the borough, the world's first industrial estate was created at Trafford Park. In November 2014, it was announced that Greater Manchester would receive a new directly elected mayor. [222], Several local weekly free papers are distributed by the MEN group. Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022) . At the other end of the scale, Copeland has seen a fall of 5.0%. [132] Work on two new through platforms at Piccadilly and an extensive upgrade at Oxford Road had not commenced as of 2019. Although the Industrial Revolution brought wealth to the city, it also brought poverty and squalor to a large part of the population. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (castra) of Mamucium or Mancunium, established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. The great majority of cotton spinning took place in the towns of south Lancashire and north Cheshire, and Manchester was for a time the most productive centre of cotton processing.[27]. [119], Manchester has the largest UK office market outside London, according to GVA Grimley, with a quarterly office uptake (averaged over 20102014) of some 250,000 square ft equivalent to the quarterly office uptake of Leeds, Liverpool and Newcastle combined and 90,000 square feet more than the nearest rival, Birmingham. [211] Its previous premises are now used by Chetham's School of Music. WebManchester Population Statistics Source & Methodology Manchester Population & Age Distribution Total Population 115,462 Age Under 5 Years: 5.2% 5 - 17: 13.2% 18 - 24: 10.3% 25 - 34: 18.8% 35 - 54: 25.9% 55 - 64: 13.0% Over 65 Years: 13.7% Educational Attainment of Adults Attending College High School Graduates College Graduated 5.1% WebManchester has a total of 5,228 people and of those residents there are 2,468 males and 2,760 females. A number of television studios have been in operation around the city, and have since relocated to MediaCityUK in neighbouring Salford. Manchester was an important cradle of the Labour Party and the Suffragette Movement.[37]. Download population, ethnicity and migration reports. [140], The city has one of the most extensive bus networks outside London, with over 50 bus companies operating in the Greater Manchester region radiating from the city. WebManchester's 2023 population is now estimated at 3,028,104. [164], Manchester has two symphony orchestras, the Hall and the BBC Philharmonic, and a chamber orchestra, the Manchester Camerata. Manchester has the largest Jewish population in Britain outside of London. [111], Manchester is a city of contrast, where some of the country's most deprived and most affluent neighbourhoods can be found. Feedback submitted to us on this form is monitored but you wont receive a reply. The economy grew relatively strongly between 2002 and 2012, when growth was 2.3 per cent above the national average. Telephone: +44 1329 44 4972, Rank of local authority areas for population size in England, view the full Census 2021 first results dataset, download the data used in this article (XLSX, 138KB), download data from the 2011 Census (XLSX, 265KB). Physical and human geography The landscape The city site. Pop. The Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE)has releasedbriefing papers on issues relating to ethnicity from 2011 Census data. [201] The period was the subject of the movie 24 Hour Party People. [17], Regeneration began in the late 1980s, with initiatives such as the Metrolink, the Bridgewater Concert Hall, the Manchester Arena, and (in Salford) the rebranding of the port as Salford Quays. [240] Defunct radio stations include Sunset 102, which became Kiss 102, then Galaxy Manchester), and KFM which became Signal Cheshire (later Imagine FM). [181], Manchester is a UNESCO City of Literature known for a "radical literary history". Manchester has a population density of 12,210 people living per square mile (4,716 people living per square kilometer) and is the 9th densest city in the United Kingdom. The University of Manchester is the second largest full-time non-collegiate university in the United Kingdom,[203] created in 2004 by the merger of Victoria University of Manchester, founded in 1904, and UMIST, founded in 1956,[204] having developed from the Mechanics' Institute founded, as indicated in the university's logo, in 1824. Manchester Arndale is the UK's largest city-centre shopping centre. The expansion of international trade links during the Industrial Revolution led to the introduction of the first consuls in the 1820s and since then over 800, from all parts of the world, have been based in Manchester. Manchester has grown by 18,202 in the last year, which represents a 0.60% annual change. This includes profiles of children and older people in Manchester. Manchester is contiguous on all sides with several large settlements, except for a small section along its southern boundary with Cheshire. The town is named after Manchester, in England. A map of England appears, highlighting the areas with the largest increases in people aged 65 years and over. In 2012 it showed the strongest annual growth in business stock (5 per cent) of all core cities. Despite its title, it is available all day. 45,649. QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. It caused worldwide condemnation and changed the UK's threat level to "critical" for the first time since 2007. It was Manchester's first municipal airport and became the site of the first air traffic control tower in the UK, and the first municipal airfield in the UK to be licensed by the Air Ministry. The local authority areas displayed on the map change form and position to create a bar chart that orders selected areas of the North West by percentage change in total population. The MCCFM 2021 estimates that the residential population in 2021 was 586,100, Summer daytime temperatures regularly top 20C, quite often reaching 25C on sunny days during July and August in particular. Many of the big clubs suffered problems with organised crime at that time; Haslam describes one where staff were so completely intimidated that free admission and drinks were demanded (and given) and drugs were openly dealt. The Roman habitation of Manchester probably ended around the 3rd century; its civilian settlement appears to have been abandoned by the mid-3rd century, although the fort may have supported a small garrison until the late 3rd or early 4th century. Since the opening of new bars and clubs, the area attracts 20,000 visitors each weekend[196] and has hosted a popular festival, Manchester Pride, each August since 1995. Manchester Population Review. Traffic declined, and the port closed in 1982. Manchester has grown by 18,202 in the last year, which represents a 0.60% annual change. A map of local authority areas in England is coloured to indicate the percentage change in population of each area. Albert Square has monuments to Prince Albert, Bishop James Fraser, Oliver Heywood, William Gladstone and John Bright. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Results of the 2011 United Kingdom Census showed that the total population of Greater Manchester was 2,682,528. The later groups came from what became known as the "Madchester" scene that also centred on The Haienda nightclub developed by the founder of Factory Records, Tony Wilson. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Manchester city, New Hampshire QuickFacts Manchester city, New Hampshire Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) [106] The wider metropolitan economy is the third largest in the United Kingdom. In Manchester, the population size has increased by 9.7%, from around 503,100 in 2011 to 552,000 in 2021. In the post-war period, it was a direct grant grammar school (i.e. Bands that have emerged from the Manchester music scene include Van der Graaf Generator, Oasis, The Smiths, Joy Division and its successor group New Order, Buzzcocks, The Stone Roses, The Fall, The Durutti Column, 10cc, Godley & Creme, The Verve, Elbow, Doves, The Charlatans, M People, The 1975, Simply Red, Take That, Dutch Uncles, Everything Everything, Pale Waves and The Outfield. [135] The present system mostly runs on former commuter rail lines converted for light rail use, and crosses the city centre via on-street tram lines. Religious beliefs, according to the 2021 census[90], Since the 2001 census, the proportion of Christians in Manchester has fallen by 22 per cent from 62.4 per cent to 48.7 per cent in 2011. (2001) city, 392,419; Greater Manchester metropolitan county, 2,482,328; (2011) city, 503,127; Greater Manchester metropolitan county, 2,682,528. [21] By 1421 Thomas de la Warre founded and constructed a collegiate church for the parish, now Manchester Cathedral; the domestic premises of the college house Chetham's School of Music and Chetham's Library. See the essay "A Prophetic and Violent Masterpiece" by Theodore Dalrymple in "Not With a Bang but a Whimper" (2008) pp. [242][243] In addition, the British Council maintains a metropolitan centre in Manchester. WebManchester City Council has developed its own population forecasting model (MCCFM). [23] The first Trades Union Congress was held in Manchester (at the Mechanics' Institute, David Street), from 2 to 6 June 1868. Similarly, the chemical industry started by producing bleaches and dyes, but expanded into other areas. [212] Of the 63 secondary schools in the LEA, four had 80 per cent or more pupils achieving Grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs: Manchester High School for Girls, The King David High School, Manchester Islamic High School for Girls, and Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys.[213]. The widespread use of red brick characterises the city, much of the architecture of which harks back to its days as a global centre for the cotton trade. [179] Other exhibition spaces and museums in Manchester include Islington Mill in Salford, the National Football Museum at Urbis, Castlefield Gallery, the Manchester Costume Gallery at Platt Fields Park, the People's History Museum and the Manchester Jewish Museum. Contents Geography Population Facts Demographics Income & Labor Statistics Housing & Rent Statistics [58] By 1846, with increasing population and greater industrialisation, the Borough Council had taken over the powers of the "Police Commissioners". The metro area population of Manchester in 2020 was 2,730,000, a 0.74% increase from 2019. The metro area population of Manchester in 2019 was 2,710,000, a 0.74% increase from 2018. [206] The Cheshire campus permanently closed in 2019. Manchester has a thriving theatre, opera and dance scene, with a number of large performance venues, including Manchester Opera House, which feature large-scale touring shows and West End productions; the Palace Theatre; and the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester's former cotton exchange, which is the largest theatre in the round in the UK. The MCCFM 2021 estimates that theresidential population in 2021was586,100, compared to578,500 in 2020. Competition between the various forms of transport kept costs down. [239][240] Student radio stations include Fuse FM at the University of Manchester and MMU Radio at the Manchester Metropolitan University. It is achieved by restricting inappropriate development within the designated areas and imposing stricter conditions on permitted building. The area of each circle indicates the total population. [29] The industrial revolution brought about huge change in Manchester and was key to the increase in Manchester's population. She was accompanying her father Patrick, who was convalescing in the city after cataract surgery. In 2012 an estimated 2,702,200 people lived in Greater Manchester. [196], Public houses in the Canal Street area have had an LGBTQ+ clientele since at least 1940,[196] and now form the centre of Manchester's LGBTQ+ community. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority, with a directly elected mayor, has responsibilities for economic strategy and transport, amongst other areas, on a Greater Manchester-wide basis. There is also a Chinatown with the third-largest Chinese population in Europe. Manchester United play home games at Old Trafford, the largest club ground in the United Kingdom although this is not located within the City of Manchester and is in the neighbouring metropolitan borough of Trafford. QuickFacts Manchester CDP, Connecticut Table (a) Includes persons reporting only one race (c) Economic Census - Puerto Rico data are not comparable to WebManchester City Council has developed its own population forecasting model (MCCFM). These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Manchester, which typically includes Manchester's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas. The 2011 census found the racial and ethnic composition of Manchester was: Since 2001, the share of Christians in Manchester has fallen from 62.4% to 48.7%, while the percentage of people with no religious affiliation increased from 16% to 25.4%. [209] Together they have a combined population of over 80,000 students as of 2022.[203]. WebThe current metro area population of Manchester in 2022 is 2,770,000, a 0.73% increase from 2021. There has been an increase of 9.6% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 7.9% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 16.9% in children aged under 15 years. The Manchester station group comprising Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road and Deansgate is the third busiest in the United Kingdom, with 44.9million passengers recorded in 2017/2018. Hulme has undergone extensive regeneration, with million-pound loft-house apartments being developed. [153] It ceased to operate in June 2018, citing poor infrastructure. The airport has the highest rating available: "Category 10", encompassing an elite group of airports able to handle "Code F" aircraft, including the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8. Manchester is highlighted. [14] Central Manchester has been permanently settled since this time. [71], Manchester lies at the centre of a green belt region extending into the wider surrounding counties. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. [202], There are three universities in the City of Manchester. At 9.7%, Manchester's population increase is higher than the increase for the North West (5.2%). The Manchester Ship Canal was built between 1888 and 1894, in some sections by canalisation of the Rivers Irwell and Mersey, running 36 miles (58km)[34] from Salford to Eastham Locks on the tidal Mersey. It began its first broadcast, but in 2015, That's Manchester took over to air on 31 May and launched the freeview channel 8 service slot, before moving to channel 7 in April 2016. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution,[8] and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. For purposes of the Office for National Statistics, Manchester forms the most populous settlement within the Greater Manchester Urban Area, the United Kingdom's third-largest conurbation. [14] Their territory extended across the fertile lowland of what is now Salford and Stretford. The airport is the third busiest in the United Kingdom, with over double the number of annual passengers of the next busiest non-London airport. Trade, and feeding the growing population, required a large transport and distribution infrastructure: the canal system was extended, and Manchester became one end of the world's first intercity passenger railwaythe Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The Manchester Arena hosted the FINA World Swimming Championships in 2008. [190] It is now open as a literary museum. The Guardian newspaper was founded in the city in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian. [168] In 2014, HOME, a new custom-built arts complex opened. At the University of Manchester, Ernest Rutherford first split the atom in 1917, Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill developed the world's first stored-program computer in 1948, and Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov isolated the first graphene in 2004. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 354. In 1889, when county councils were created in England, the municipal borough became a county borough with even greater autonomy. [51], On 22 May 2017, an Islamist terrorist carried out a bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in the Manchester Arena; the bomb killed 23, including the attacker, and injured over 800. These features are its climate, its proximity to a seaport at Liverpool, the availability of water power from its rivers, and its nearby coal reserves.[62]. [94] There is also a well-established Chinatown in the city with a substantial number of Chinese restaurants and supermarkets. Ethnicity of Manchester, from 1971 to 2021: The Office for National Statistics does not produce economic data for the City of Manchester alone, but includes four other metropolitan boroughs, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, in an area named Greater Manchester South, which had a GVA of 34.8billion. In 1931, the Cheshire civil parishes of Baguley, Northenden and Northen Etchells from the south of the River Mersey were added. Migration (internal and international) and other changes accounted for a net increase of 3,100 people between July 2011 and June 2012. Manchester township, Ocean County, New Jersey. There is regular but generally light precipitation throughout the year. The 2020 mid-year estimate from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) is much lower at 555,741. [170] Later the council stated it had secured a further 32million. Manchester city centre, specifically the Castlefield Corridor, suffers from constrained rail capacity that frequently leads to delays and cancellations a 2018 report found that all three major Manchester stations are among the top ten worst stations in the United Kingdom for punctuality, with Oxford Road deemed the worst in the country. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million.[7]. It was surpassed in 2018 by the 659-foot (201m) South Tower of the Deansgate Square project, also in Manchester. These names are generally thought to represent a Latinisation of an original Brittonic name. There is a mix of high-density urban and suburban locations. The ITV franchise Granada Television has been based in Manchester since 1954. The biggest took place during the Christmas Blitz on the nights of 22/23 and 24 December 1940, when an estimated 474 tonnes (467 long tons) of high explosives plus over 37,000 incendiary bombs were dropped. WebManchester's 2023 population is now estimated at 3,028,104. [148] From September 2010 the airport became one of only 17 airports in the world and the only UK airport other than Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport to operate the Airbus A380.[149]. Web2011 Census Data - Resident Population of Greater Manchester. [189] Gaskell penned all her novels but Mary Barton at her home in 84 Plymouth Grove. Manchester hosts consular services for most of the north of England. As the UK economy continues to recover from its 20082010 downturn, Manchester compares favourably according to recent figures. The two began writing The Communist Manifesto in Chetham's Library[186] founded in 1653 and claiming to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world. WebThe current metro area population of Manchester in 2022 is 2,770,000, a 0.73% increase from 2021. Overall, in England, there has been an increase of 20.1% in people aged 65 years and over, an increase of 3.6% in people aged 15 to 64 years, and an increase of 5.0% in children aged under 15 years. [17] Much of the wider area was laid waste in the subsequent Harrying of the North. [40] Manchester Cathedral, Royal Exchange and Free Trade Hall were among the buildings seriously damaged; restoration of the cathedral took 20 years. Although not long-lasting, Cromwell granted it the right to elect its own MP. Its fortune declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, and the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration. The age group with the largest number of people is highlighted. Manchester is a centre for musical education: the Royal Northern College of Music and Chetham's School of Music. [58] Pevsner wrote "That [neighbouring] Stretford and Salford are not administratively one with Manchester is one of the most curious anomalies of England". At 53280N 2140W / 53.46667N 2.23333W / 53.46667; -2.23333, 160 miles (260km) northwest of London, Manchester lies in a bowl-shaped land area bordered to the north and east by the Pennines, an upland chain that runs the length of northern England, and to the south by the Cheshire Plain. [88] In addition to Manchester itself, the LUZ includes the remainder of the county of Greater Manchester. [16] After the Roman withdrawal and Saxon conquest, the focus of settlement shifted to the confluence of the Irwell and Irk sometime before the arrival of the Normans after 1066. [110] Meanwhile, KPMG's competitive alternative report found that in 2012 Manchester had the 9th lowest tax cost of any industrialised city in the world,[111] and fiscal devolution has come earlier to Manchester than to any other British city: it can keep half the extra taxes it gets from transport investment. The urban center of the town is the Manchester census-designated place, with a population of 36,379 at the 2020 census. Their area profilersalso allowyou to profile and compare an area's ethnic group, religion or national identity from the 2011 Census. [194] Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate from 2009 to 2019, moved to the city in 1996 and lives in West Didsbury. partially state funded), but it reverted to independent status in 1976 after abolition of the direct-grant system. The metro area population of Manchester in 2020 was 2,730,000, a 0.74% increase from 2019. In 2011, 80 per cent of public transport journeys in Greater Manchester were made by bus, amounting to 220million passenger journeys each year. Two of the city's four main line termini did not survive the 1960s: Manchester Central and Manchester Exchange each closed in 1969. Sporting facilities built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games include the City of Manchester Stadium, National Squash Centre and Manchester Aquatics Centre. [27] Manchester continued to process cotton, and in 1913, 65% of the world's cotton was processed in the area. Manchester began expanding "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century as people flocked to the city for work from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and other areas of England as part of a process of unplanned urbanisation brought on by the Industrial Revolution. [152] In 2012, plans were approved to introduce a water taxi service between Manchester city centre and MediaCityUK at Salford Quays. QuickFacts Manchester township, Ocean County, New Jersey; Pennsville township, Salem County, New Jersey. WebManchester township, Ocean County, New Jersey; Woolwich township, Gloucester County, New Jersey; Deptford township, Gloucester County, New Jersey QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a [17][22] The library, which opened in 1653 and is still open to the public today, is the oldest free public reference library in the United Kingdom. Here you can access data and intelligence relating to Manchester's population and its characteristics. The city's average annual rainfall is 806.6 millimetres (31.76in)[64] compared to a UK average of 1,125.0 millimetres (44.29in),[65] and its mean rain days are 140.4 per annum,[64] compared to the UK average of 154.4. A centre of capitalism, Manchester was once the scene of bread and labour riots, as well as calls for greater political recognition by the city's working and non-titled classes. The Bridgewater Canal, Britain's first wholly artificial waterway, was opened in 1761, bringing coal from mines at Worsley to central Manchester. [52] It was the deadliest terrorist attack and first suicide bombing in Britain since the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The map now highlights the areas with the largest decreases in children aged under 15 years. [10] Following considerable redevelopment, Manchester was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Manchester (/mntstr, -ts-/)[4][5] is a city in Greater Manchester, England. This reduces urban sprawl, prevents towns in the conurbation from further convergence, protects the identity of outlying communities, and preserves nearby countryside. WebManchester is a village in southeast Scott County, Illinois, United States. Tower Hamlets in London has become the most densely populated local authority area in England (overtaking Islington) with the equivalent of around 112 people per pitch. [86] Manchester's population is projected to reach 532,200 by 2021, an increase of 5.8 per cent from 2011. Smaller venues include the Band on the Wall, the Night and Day Caf,[161] the Ruby Lounge,[162] and The Deaf Institute. [159] In terms of concertgoers, it is the busiest indoor arena in the world, ahead of Madison Square Garden in New York and The O2 Arena in London, which are second and third busiest. Two bids to host the Olympic Games were part of a process to raise the international profile of the city. Commerce was supported by financial service industries such as banking and insurance. [172]:1314 The theatre, to be called The Factory, after Manchester's Factory Records, will provide a permanent home for the Manchester International Festival. [229][230], With the growth in regional television in the 1950s, Manchester became one of the BBC's three main centres in England. [17] The Irwell and Mersey were made navigable by 1736, opening a route from Manchester to the sea docks on the Mersey. The number of males living in Greater Manchester was 1,325,455 (49.41% of the total resident One of the earliest instructors and classical music pianists/conductors at the RNCM, shortly after its founding, was the Russian-born Arthur Friedheim, (18591932), who later had the music library at the famed Peabody Institute conservatory of music in Baltimore, Maryland, named after him. 45,649. [89] The Manchester LUZ is the second largest within the United Kingdom, behind that of London. From 1975, BBC programmes including Mastermind,[233] and Real Story,[234] were made at New Broadcasting House on Oxford Road. [157] Former Smiths frontman Morrissey, whose lyrics often refer to Manchester locations and culture, later found international success as a solo artist. WebThe Manchester City Council, a local authority, governs the city. [13] The suffix -chester is from Old English ceaster ("Roman fortification", itself a loanword from Latin castra, "fort; fortified town"). A saying capturing this sense of innovation survives today: "What Manchester does today, the rest of the world does tomorrow. The canal was extended to the Mersey at Runcorn by 1776. Its main pop music venue is Manchester Arena, voted "International Venue of the Year" in 2007. "[17] The cathedral and Chetham's buildings are the only significant survivors of Leland's Manchester. [25] Manchester became an important centre for the manufacture and trade of woollens and linen, and by about 1540, had expanded to become, in John Leland's words, "The fairest, best builded, quickest, and most populous town of all Lancashire. Following the Roman conquest of Britain in the 1st century, General Agricola ordered the construction of a fort named Mamucium in the year 79 to ensure that Roman interests in Deva Victrix (Chester) and Eboracum (York) were protected from the Brigantes. The area that Manchester encompasses comes to 44.6 square miles (115.6 square kilometers) in total for the city itself. [18][22] In the early 1800s, John Dalton formulated his atomic theory in Manchester. Manchester occupies a featureless plain made up of river gravels and the glacially transported debris known as drift. [115] On the other hand, Greater Manchester is home to more multi-millionaires than anywhere outside London, with the City of Manchester taking up most of the tally.
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