Wakefield

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Wakefield

Total population

322,300

Coordinates53.68°, -1.50°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, which had a 2024 population of 367,666, the 27th most populous district in England. It is part of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area and the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.