Huntingdonshire | |
|---|---|
 Huntingdon, the historic county town of Huntingdonshire | |
 Huntingdonshire shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Cambridgeshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Huntingdon |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Huntingdonshire District Council |
| • Leadership | Leader & Cabinet |
| • MPs | Ben Obese-Jecty Sam Carling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 352.3 sq mi (912.5 km2) |
| • Rank | 34th (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 184,052 |
| • Rank | 112th (of 296) |
| • Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 12UE (ONS) E07000011 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | TL1900381334 |
| Website | huntingdonshire |
Huntingdonshire (/ˈhʌntɪŋdənʃər, -ʃɪər/; abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right. It borders Peterborough to the north, Fenland to the north-east, East Cambridgeshire to the east, South Cambridgeshire to the south-east, Central Bedfordshire and Bedford to the south-west, and North Northamptonshire to the west.
The district had a population of 180,800 at the 2021 census, and has an area of 354.3 square miles (918 km2).[2] After St Neots (33,410), the largest towns are Huntingdon (25,428), St Ives (16,815), and Yaxley (9,174 in 2011). The district council is based in Huntingdon.
Huntingdonshire's boundaries were established in the Anglo-Saxon era. It was divided into four hundreds. The county did not have an independent sheriff, instead being combined with neighbouring Cambridgeshire. Huntingdonshire became an administrative county when they were established in 1889. In 1965 it was merged with the Soke of Peterborough to form Huntingdon and Peterborough, which was in turn merged with Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely in 1974 to form Cambridgeshire, of which Huntingdonshire is now a district.
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Huntingdonshire Local Authority (E07000011)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Roskams, Michael. "Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2022.