Castle, Newark-on-Trent
Castle is the name given to the ward and suburb of Newark-on-Trent in the Newark & Sherwood district in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It is one of the seven wards on Newark Town Council.
Geography
The ward covers the western part of the town which covers the surrounding area of Newark Castle and the Cattle Market Roundabout of the A46 road. The area is also served by Newark Castle railway station on the Nottingham-Lincoln Line. It is situated close to Newark Town Centre.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, the Castle ward profile population was 3,311. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| : Castle: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,104 | 93.8% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 69 | 2.1% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 49 | 1.5% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 42 | 1.3% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 38 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 7 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,311 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Bridge: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,661 | 53.3% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,405 | 45.1% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 15 | 0.5% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 12 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,311 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Your Town Councillors". www.newark.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Castle (Newark and Sherwood) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Big changes in councils across district". Newark Advertiser. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Statutory Instruments 2016 No. 855 Local Government, England The Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Castle (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
