North Yorkshire (district)

North Yorkshire
Unitary authority area
Ripon, the only city in the district and its third-largest settlement.
Ripon, the only city in the district and its third-largest settlement.
Shown within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire
Shown within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial countyNorth Yorkshire
Historic countyYorkshire
Unitary Authority1 April 2023
SeatNorthallerton
Government
 • TypeUnitary authority
 • Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire Council
 • LeadershipLeader and cabinet[1]
Area
 • Total3,103 sq mi (8,037 km2)
 • Rank1st
Population
 (2022)
 • Total623,501
 • Rank3rd
 • Density200/sq mi (78/km2)
  • Rank292nd
Ethnicity (2021)
[3]
 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[3]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
BD20, BD22-BD24
DL6–DL11
HG
LA2, LA6
LS17, LS21-LS25, LS29
TS9
YO7, YO8, YO11–YO14, YO17–YO24, YO26, YO30, YO51, YO60–YO62
ISO 3166-2GB-NYK
ONS codeE06000065 (GSS)
WebsiteCouncil website
Boundaries of the seven defunct districts within North Yorkshire District

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire),[4] in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers seven former districts: Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Scarborough, Richmondshire, Ryedale and Selby.[5]

The non-metropolitan county has an area of 2,483 square miles (6,430 km2), and, with the City of York and the boroughs of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees (south of the River Tees), forms the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire.[6] It is governed by North Yorkshire Council.

County Hall, the district administrative centre in Northallerton
  1. ^ "Committee membership". North Yorkshire Council. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Chairs and vice-chairs of the council". North Yorkshire Council. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – North Yorkshire Local Authority (E06000065)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/328, retrieved 19 December 2023
  5. ^ "Transport map of shire county divided into districts". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  6. ^ Calkin, Sarah (31 March 2023). "North Yorkshire: 'It's going to be very intense'". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 17 April 2023.