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{{About|the local government district|the main settlement in the district|Lancaster, Lancashire|other uses|Lancaster (disambiguation)}} <!-- see [[WP:INTDABLINK]] -->
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The '''City of Lancaster''', or simply ''Lancaster'' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|æ|ŋ|k|æ|s|t|ər}}),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Authority Districts, Counties and Unitary Authorities (April 2021) Map in United Kingdom |url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/documents/ons::local-authority-districts-counties-and-unitary-authorities-april-2021-map-in-united-kingdom--1/explore |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Office for National Statistics: Open Geography Portal |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/englishpronounci00dani |title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary |publisher=CUP |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-521-68086-8 |editor1-last=Roach |editor1-first=Peter |edition=17th |location=Cambridge |editor2-last=Hartman |editor2-first=James |editor3-last=Setter |editor3-first=Jane |editor4-last=Jones |editor4-first=Daniel |editor4-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |url-access=registration}}</ref> is a [[non-metropolitan district|local government district]] with [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]] in [[Lancashire]], England. It is named after its largest settlement, [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], and also includes the towns of [[Carnforth]], [[Heysham]] and [[Morecambe]] and a wider rural [[hinterland]]. The district has a population of {{English district population||GSS=E07000121}} ({{United Kingdom statistics year|England}}),<ref>{{United Kingdom district population citation|England}}</ref> and an area of {{convert|{{English district area|GSS=E07000121}}|km2|mi2|order=flip}}.<ref>{{United Kingdom district population citation|area}}</ref>

Much of the district's rural area is recognised for its natural beauty; it includes part of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]] and parts of the designated [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty|Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty]] of [[Arnside and Silverdale]] and the [[Forest of Bowland]]. The neighbouring districts are [[Westmorland and Furness]], [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]], [[Ribble Valley]] and [[Borough of Wyre|Wyre]].

==History==
The town of Lancaster was an [[ancient borough]], with its earliest known charter dating from 1193. A later charter in 1337 gave it the right to appoint a mayor.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Farrer |first1=William |last2=Brownbill |first2=J. |title=A History of the County of Lancaster |date=1914 |publisher=Victoria County History |location=London |pages=33–48 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol8/pp33-48 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> It was reformed to become a [[municipal borough]] in 1836, governed by a body formally called the "mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Lancaster", but generally known as the corporation or town council.<ref>[[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]]</ref> In 1937 the borough was awarded city status.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34400|page=3296|date=21 May 1937}}</ref>

The modern district was created on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], covering the territory of five former districts which were abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|accessdate=22 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=551|accessdate=22 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[Carnforth]] [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|Urban District]]
*[[Municipal Borough of Lancaster|Lancaster Municipal Borough]]
*[[Lancaster Rural District]]
*[[Lunesdale Rural District]]
*[[Municipal Borough of Morecambe and Heysham|Morecambe and Heysham Municipal Borough]]
The new district was awarded [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough status]] from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor, continuing Lancaster's series of mayors dating back to 1337.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/1974/mar/28/district-councils-and-boroughs#S5CV0871P0_19740328_CWA_145|title=District Councils and Boroughs|date=28 March 1974|work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]]|access-date=16 January 2012}}</ref> The city status which had been held by the old municipal borough of Lancaster since 1937 was also transferred to the new district on its creation.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Whitehall, May 20, 1937 |journal=London Gazette |date=21 May 1937 |issue=34400 |page=3296 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34400/page/3296 |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=1st April 1974 |journal=London Gazette |date=4 April 1974 |issue=46255 |page=4400 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46255/page/4400 |access-date=23 August 2022}}</ref>

Since 1 August 2016 the district has included a small part of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about-the-dales/boundary-extension |title=Yorkshire Dales National Park: Boundary extension |access-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825074205/http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/about-the-dales/boundary-extension |archive-date=25 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Governance==
[[File:Silverdale_boundary_sign.jpg|thumb|right|Sign at entry into the county and district, showing use of name "City of Lancaster"]]

{{Infobox legislature
| name = Lancaster City Council
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| leader1_type = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader1 = Margaret Pattison
| election1 = 9 May 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 9 May 2025 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=8357 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>
| party1 = <br/>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| leader2_type = [[Leader of the Council|Leader]]
| leader2 = Caroline Jackson
| party2 = <br/>[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]
| election2 = 22 May 2023
| leader3_type = [[Chief Executive]]
| leader3 = Mark Davies
| party3 = <!-- Non-political role -->
| election3 = 2022<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rouncivell |first1=Gayle |title=From cleaner to chief executive for new Lancaster City Council boss |url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/business/from-cleaner-to-chief-executive-for-new-lancaster-city-council-boss-3615179 |access-date=12 October 2023 |work=Lancaster Guardian |date=17 March 2022}}</ref>
| seats = 61 councillors<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://opencouncildata.co.uk/council.php?c=90&y=0|title=Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections}}</ref>
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;Administration (33)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Green Party of England and Wales}}|border=darkgray}} [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] (23)
: {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] (7)}}
: {{Color box|{{party color|Morecambe Bay Independents}}|border=darkgray}} [[Morecambe Bay Independents|MB Independents]] (3)
;Other parties (28)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (20)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] (5)
: {{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (3)
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| last_election1 = [[2023 Lancaster City Council election|4 May 2023]]
| next_election1 = 6 May 2027
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Lancaster City Council provides [[Non-metropolitan district|district-level]] services. [[Non-metropolitan county|County-level]] services are provided by [[Lancashire County Council]]. Much of the district is covered by [[civil parish]]es, which form a third tier of local government.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

In the part of the district within the Yorkshire Dales National Park, [[town planning]] is the responsibility of the [[Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority]]. The city council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 25-person National Park Authority.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Members |url=https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/how-we-work/our-people/members/meet-the-members/ |website=Yorkshire Dales National Park |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>

===Political control===
The council has been under [[no overall control]] since 2019. An administration led by the [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] formed in November 2024, with cabinet positions being shared between the Greens, [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and local party the [[Morecambe Bay Independents]].<ref name=McDonald/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Boothroyd |first1=David |title=Gaining seats the Woodhouse way |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/2024/11/gaining-seats-the-woodhouse-way/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Local Councils |agency=Thorncliffe |date=29 November 2024}}</ref>

The first election to the city council as enlarged by the Local Government Act 1972 was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions Calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html |access-date=26 November 2024 |website=The Elections Centre |publisher=University of Exeter}} (Put "Lancaster" in search box to see specific results.)</ref><ref name=hold>{{cite news| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/councils/html/30uh.stm | title = Lancaster | access-date = 2009-10-27 | work = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Period 
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1974–1987
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1987–1995
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1995–1999
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1999–2017
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2017–2019
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2019–present
|}

===Leadership===
The role of mayor is largely ceremonial in Lancaster, with political leadership instead provided by the [[leader of the council]]. The leaders since 1993 have been:

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| [[Stanley Henig]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Byrning |first1=Louise |title=It's out with the old: Defeated leader ponders his future |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Lancaster Guardian |date=14 May 1999 |page=20}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|pre-1993 || align=right|May 1999
|-
| Tricia Heath<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jefferson-Brown |first1=Nadia |title=Leader falls in city election shake-up |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/294307.leader-falls-in-city-election-shake-up/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=Echo News |date=2 May 2003}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Morecambe Bay Independents|full=yes}} || align=right|May 1999 || align=right|May 2003
|-
| Ian Barker || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|May 2003 || align=right|May 2007
|-
| Roger Mace<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 21 May 2007 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=3909 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=4Feb2009/> || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|21 May 2007 || align=right|4 Feb 2009
|-
| Abbott Bryning<ref name=4Feb2009>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 4 February 2009 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=4233 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|4 Feb 2009 || align=right|May 2009
|-
| Stuart Langhorn<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 18 May 2009 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=4237 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} || align=right|18 May 2009 || align=right|May 2011
|-
| Eileen Blamire<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 23 May 2011 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=5307 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|23 May 2011 || align=right|May 2019
|-
| Erica Lewis<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 20 May 2019 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=7052 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|20 May 2019 || align=right|May 2021
|-
| Caroline Jackson<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 17 May 2021 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=7546 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}} || align=right|17 May 2021 || align=right| May 2023
|-
| Phillip Black<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 May 2023|title=Labour forge new Lancaster City Council cooperative alliance with Greens and Lib Dems|url=https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/labour-forge-new-lancaster-city-council-cooperative-alliance-with-greens-and-lib-dems-4153396|access-date=9 June 2023|website=lancaster.guardian.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 13 November 2024 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=8351 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Waddington |first1=Marc |title=Leader quits as city's balance of power shifts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp81z05n8y5o |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |date=14 November 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right| 22 May 2023 || align=right|13 Nov 2024
|-
| Caroline Jackson<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 25 November 2024 |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=8525 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=McDonald>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Robbie |title=Greens take control of Lancaster City Council |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20nr47d00zo |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=BBC News |date=26 November 2024}}</ref> || {{party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}} || align=right|25 Nov 2024 || align=right| 
|}

===Composition===
Following the [[2023 Lancaster City Council election|2023 election]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2023/may/04/elections-2023-results-live-local-council-england#le-full-results|title=Local elections 2023: live council results for England|work=The Guardian}}</ref>, and subsequent changes of allegiance up to June 2025, the composition of the council was:<ref name=Thorncliffe>{{cite web |title=Lancaster |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=lancaster |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=29 July 2025}}</ref>

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! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| align=center|23
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align=center|20
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align=center|7
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align=center|5
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Morecambe Bay Independents|full=yes}}
| align=center|3
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
| align=center|3
|-
! colspan=2|Total
! align=center|61
|}

Two of the three independent councillors sit together as a group. The next election is due in 2027.<ref name=Thorncliffe/>

===Elections===
{{also|Lancaster City Council elections}}
Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 61 [[councillor]]s representing 27 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]], with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Lancaster (Electoral Changes) Order 2022|year=2022|number=1357|access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>

The district contains parts of two parliamentary constituencies: [[Lancaster and Wyre]] and [[Morecambe and Lunesdale]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Your MPs | url = http://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/mgMemberIndexMP.aspx?bcr=1 | work = Lancaster City Council | access-date = 2025-05-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250418222800/http://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/mgMemberIndexMP.aspx?bcr=1 | archive-date = 2025-04-18 | url-status = live}}</ref> Both have been held by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] since 2024.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Morecambe and Lunesdale - General election results 2024 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001372 | access-date = 2025-05-16 |website = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Lancaster and Wyre - General election results 2024 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001318 | access-date = 2025-05-16 |website = [[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>

The district contains 10 of the 82 electoral divisions for elections to [[Lancashire County Council]]: Heysham, Lancaster Central, Lancaster East, Lancaster Rural East, Lancaster Rural North, Lancaster South East, Morecambe Central, Morecambe North, Morecambe South, and Skerton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Areas covered by Lancaster City Council - MapIt |url=https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/2361/covers.html |website=mapit.mysociety.org |access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref> Elections are held every four years. In the [[2025 Lancashire County Council election#Lancaster|2025 county council elections]], [[Reform UK]] won control of the county and seven of the district's seats, the other three being won by the [[Green Party of England and Wales]].<ref>{{cite web |last1= |title=Elections 2025 |url=https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/elections/elections-2025/ |website=Lancashire.gov.uk |publisher=Lancashire County Council |access-date=7 August 2025}}</ref>

===Premises===
[[File:The imposing Lancaster Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1883831.jpg|thumb|[[Lancaster Town Hall|Town Hall]], Dalton Square, Lancaster]]
The council has two main meeting places, both inherited from predecessor authorities: [[Lancaster Town Hall]] and [[Morecambe Town Hall]]. Full council meetings are held in the larger council chamber of Morecambe Town Hall, but Lancaster Town Hall is also used for committee meetings and houses administrative functions.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Lancashire County Council (A601(M) Partial Revocation) Scheme 2022 |journal=London Gazette |date=17 March 2022 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4023021 |access-date=23 August 2022 |quote=...the offices of Lancaster City Council, Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster, LA1 1PJ...}}</ref>

==Demography==
[[File:Lancaster pop pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of the City of Lancaster in 2020]]
{| class="wikitable" id="toc" ; margin-left: 1em; width: 40%; font-size: 90%;" cellspacing="5"
!colspan="5"|'''Lancaster compared'''
|-
|'''[[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK Census]]'''
||'''Lancaster'''<ref>{{citation |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=277020&c=Lancaster&d=13&e=16&g=462356&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246050223841&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 |title=Lancaster Local Authority ethnic group |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053200/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=277020&c=Lancaster&d=13&e=16&g=462356&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246050223841&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||'''Lancashire'''<ref>{{citation |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=3567661&c=Lancashire&d=180&e=16&g=461180&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246055854081&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 |title=Lancashire Education Authority ethnic group |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053204/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=3567661&c=Lancashire&d=180&e=16&g=461180&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246055854081&enc=1&dsFamilyId=87 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||'''England'''||'''United Kingdom'''
|-
|Total population||133,914||1,134,974||49,138,831||58,789,194
|-
|White||97.8%||94.7%||90.9%||92.14%
|-
|Asian||0.7%||4.1%||4.6%||3.4%
|-
|Black||0.2%||0.2%||2.3%||2%
|}
At the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]], the City of Lancaster had a total population of 138,375. Of the 57,822 households in the city, 33.5% were married couples living together, 31.9% were one-person households, 7.8% were [[cohabitation|co-habiting]] couples and 10.0% were lone parents.<ref name="Lancaster neighbourhood stats">{{NOMIS2011|id=E07000121|title=Lancaster Local Authority|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> These figures were similar to the national averages.

The population density was {{convert|233|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}} and for every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Lancaster, 26.7% had no [[National Qualifications Framework|academic qualifications]], lower than 28.9% in all of England. The city of Lancaster had a higher proportion of white people than England.<ref name="Lancaster neighbourhood stats"/><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E92000001|title=England Country|fewer-links=y|access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

===Population change===
The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the City of Lancaster has existed as a district since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]]es that would later be constituent parts of the city.
{{Historical populations
| title = [[Population growth]] in City of Lancaster since 1801
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| shading = off
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| percentages = on 
| cols = 3
| 1801 | 23,818
| 1811 | 24,842
| 1821 | 28,374
| 1831 | 30,987
| 1841 | 32,998
| 1851 | 33,437
| 1861 | 37,943
| 1871 | 42,450
| 1881 | 46,956
| 1891 | 57,577
| 1901 | 64,617
| 1911 | 72,538
| 1921 | 77,409
| 1931 | 82,622
| 1941 | 92,752
| 1951 | 104,126
| 1961 | 113,083
| 1971 | 122,820
| 1981 | 118,599
| 1991 | 130,022
| 2001 | 133,914
| 2011 | 138,375
|align-fn=center
| footnote = <small>Source: ''Vision of Britain''<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089797/cube/TOT_POP#tab02 |title=Lancaster District: total population |publisher=Vision of Britain |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822222042/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10089797/cube/TOT_POP#tab02 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref></small>
}}

===Religion===
{| class="wikitable" id="toc" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 40%; " cellspacing="5"
|+Lancaster compared
|-
![[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK Census]]||City of Lancaster<ref name="Lancaster neighbourhood stats"/>||Lancashire<ref>{{citation|title=Religion, 2011 Census of Population|publisher=Lancashire County Council|url=http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6120&pageid=36062&e=e|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307232758/http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=6120&pageid=36062&e=e|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>||England
|-
|Population||138,375||1,134,974||49,138,831
|-
|Christian||65.9%||68.8%||59.4%
|-
|Muslim||1.3%||4.8%||5.0%
|-
|No religion||24.5%||19.2%||24.7%
|}
At the 2011 UK census, 65.9% of Lancaster's population reported themselves as Christian, 1.3% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.1% Sikh. 24.5% had no religion, 0.5% had an alternative religion and 7.1% did not state their religion.<ref name="Lancaster neighbourhood stats"/> The city is covered by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster]],<ref>{{citation |title=The Diocese of Lancaster |publisher=Lancaster Diocese |url=http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Diocese.asp |access-date=26 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621184738/http://www.lancasterdiocese.org.uk/Diocese.asp |archive-date=21 June 2009  }}</ref> and the Church of England [[Diocese of Blackburn]].<ref>{{citation |title=The Diocese of Blackburn |url=http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/ |publisher=Blackburn Diocese |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415221002/http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/ |archive-date=15 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{clear}}

==Economy==
{| class="wikitable" id="toc" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 40%;" cellspacing="5"
|+City of Lancaster compared
|-
![[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK Census]]||City of Lancaster<ref name="economic activity">{{citation |title=Lancaster Local Authority economic activity |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=277020&c=Lancaster&d=13&e=16&g=462356&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246050223841&enc=1&dsFamilyId=107 |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053129/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=277020&c=Lancaster&d=13&e=16&g=462356&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246050223841&enc=1&dsFamilyId=107 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||Lancashire<ref>{{citation |title=Lancashire Education Authority economic activity |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=3567661&c=Lancashire&d=180&e=16&g=461180&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246049605505&enc=1&dsFamilyId=107 |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053146/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=3567661&c=Lancashire&d=180&e=16&g=461180&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246049605505&enc=1&dsFamilyId=107 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>||England
|-
|Population of working age||97,365||814,434||35,532,091
|-
|Full-time employment||33.5%||39.2%||40.8%
|-
|Part-time employment||12.7%||12.2%||11.8%
|-
|Self employed||7.8%||8.2%||8.3%
|-
|Unemployed||3.6%||2.9%||3.3%
|-
|Retired||14.9%||15.0%||13.5%
|}
At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001]], the City of Lancaster had 97,365 residents aged 16 to 74. Of these people, 4.0% were students with jobs, 9.6% students without jobs, 5.1% looking after home or family, 6.0% permanently sick or disabled and 2.8% economically inactive for other reasons.<ref name="economic activity"/>

In 2001, of the 55,906 residents of the City of Lancaster in employment, the industry of employment was 16.7% retail and wholesale, 14.2% health and social work, 11.4% education, 11.2% manufacturing, 7.8% property and business services, 6.7% construction, 6.7% hotels and restaurants, 6.5% transport and communications, 5.7% public administration and defence, 2.5% finance, 2.4% energy and water supply, 2.2% agriculture, 0.4% mining, and 5.3% other. This was roughly in line with national figures, although the proportion of jobs in agriculture which was more than the national average of 1.5% and the percentage of people working in finance was below the national average of 4.8%; the proportion of people working in property was well below the national average of 13.2%.<ref>{{citation |title=Lancaster Local Authority industry of employment |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276779&c=Oldham&d=13&e=16&g=352415&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246021414304&enc=1&dsFamilyId=119 |access-date=26 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604053016/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276779&c=Oldham&d=13&e=16&g=352415&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1246021414304&enc=1&dsFamilyId=119 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Media==
The area is served by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]]. 

Radio stations for the area are [[BBC Radio Lancashire]], [[BBC Radio Cumbria]], [[Heart North West]], [[Smooth North West]], and [[Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire]]. [[Beyond Radio]] is a voluntary, non-profit community radio station for [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] and [[Morecambe]].<ref>Online broadcasting [http://www.beyondradio.co.uk Beyond Radio] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506080737/https://www.beyondradio.co.uk/ |date=20 April 2024 }}.</ref>

==Settlements==
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===Civil parishes===
[[File:City of Lancaster parishes map 2018.svg|thumb|400px]]
Most of the district's area is covered by [[civil parish]]es. The parish councils for Carnforth and Morecambe have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council".<ref>{{cite web |title=Parish council contact details |url=https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?LS=15&SLS=3&bcr=1 |website=Lancaster City Council |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>
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#[[Aldcliffe-with-Stodday]]
#[[Arkholme-with-Cawood]]
#[[Bolton-le-Sands]]
#[[Borwick]]
#[[Burrow-with-Burrow]]
#[[Cantsfield]]
#[[Carnforth]]
#[[Caton-with-Littledale]]
#[[Claughton, Lancaster|Claughton]]
#[[Cockerham]]
#[[Ellel, Lancashire|Ellel]]
#[[Gressingham]]
#[[Halton-with-Aughton]]
#[[Heaton-with-Oxcliffe]]
#[[Hornby-with-Farleton]]
#[[Ireby, Lancashire|Ireby]]
#[[Leck, Lancashire|Leck]]
#[[Melling-with-Wrayton]]
#[[Middleton, Lancashire|Middleton]]
#[[Morecambe]]
#[[Nether Kellet]]
#[[Over Kellet]]
#[[Over Wyresdale]]
#[[Overton, Lancashire|Overton]]
#[[Priest Hutton]]
#[[Quernmore]]
#[[Roeburndale]]
#[[Scotforth (parish)|Scotforth]]
#[[Silverdale, Lancashire|Silverdale]]
#[[Slyne-with-Hest]]
#[[Tatham, Lancashire|Tatham]]
#[[Thurnham, Lancashire|Thurnham]]
#[[Tunstall, Lancashire|Tunstall]]
#[[Warton, Lancaster|Warton]]
#[[Wennington, Lancashire|Wennington]]
#[[Whittington, Lancashire|Whittington]]
#[[Wray-with-Botton]]
#[[Yealand Conyers]]
#[[Yealand Redmayne]]
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Most of the area of the pre-1974 city of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] is an [[unparished area]], as is the [[Heysham]] area of the former borough of [[Morecambe and Heysham]].

==Twin towns==
<ref name="Lancaster.gov.uk 1">{{cite web|title=Twin towns|url=https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/civic-and-ceremonial/twin-towns|website=www.lancaster.gov.uk|publisher=[[Lancaster City Council]]|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325113013/https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/civic-and-ceremonial/twin-towns|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Perpignan]], France (since 1962)
*[[Rendsburg]], Germany (since 1968)
*[[Aalborg Municipality|Aalborg]], Denmark (since 1982)
*[[Lublin]], Poland (since 1994)
*[[Växjö Municipality|Växjö]], Sweden (since 1996)

===Associate towns===
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*[[Almere]], Netherlands
*[[Viana do Castelo]], Portugal

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Lancashire}}
*[http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/ Lancaster City Council website]

{{Geographic Location
|title = Neighbouring ceremonial counties and districts
|Centre    = Lancaster
|North     = '''[[Cumbria]]'''<br />[[Westmorland and Furness]]
|Northeast = '''Cumbria'''<br />Westmorland and Furness
|East      = '''[[North Yorkshire]]'''<br />[[North Yorkshire (unitary authority)|North Yorkshire]]
|Southeast = '''[[Lancashire]]'''<br />[[Ribble Valley]]
|South     = '''Lancashire'''<br />[[Borough of Wyre|Wyre]]
|Southwest = '''Lancashire'''<br />Wyre
|West      = ''[[Irish Sea]]''
|Northwest = '''Cumbria'''<br />Westmorland and Furness
}}

{{City of Lancaster settlements}}
{{City of Lancaster buildings}}
{{City of Lancaster|title=Other City of Lancaster topics}}

{{Lancashire}}
{{NW_England}}
{{UK cities}}
{{Authority control}}

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