North Yorkshire (district)

"County of North Yorkshire" redirects here. For the ceremonial county, see North Yorkshire.

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]

North Yorkshire
Unitary authority area
Ripon, the only city in the district and its third-largest settlement
North Yorkshire district shown within North Yorkshire ceremonial county
Coordinates: 54°10′N 1°20′W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Combined authority	York and North Yorkshire
Incorporated	1 April 2023
Administrative HQ	County Hall, Northallerton
Government [1]
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	North Yorkshire Council
• Executive	Leader and cabinet
• Control	No overall control
Area [2]
• Total	3,103 sq mi (8,037 km2)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	623,501
• Rank	3rd
• Density	200/sq mi (78/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [3]
• Ethnic groups	List 96.7% White 1.4% Asian 1.1% Mixed 0.4% Black 0.5% other
Religion (2021) [3]
• Religion	List 55.6% Christianity 36.9% no religion 0.5% Islam 0.3% Buddhism 0.3% Hinduism 0.1% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism 0.4% other 5.8% not stated
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	List BD20, BD22–24 DL6–11 HG LA2, LA6 LS17, LS21–25, LS29 TS9 YO7, YO8, YO11–14, YO17–24, YO26, YO30, YO51, YO60–62
GSS code	E06000065
Website	northyorks.gov.uk

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.

History

Boundaries of the seven defunct districts within North Yorkshire District

Former non-metropolitan districts^[5]

#	Local authority	2011 census	2021 census
1	Harrogate	157,869[7]	164,105
2	Scarborough	108,793[8]	108,959
3	Hambleton	89,140[9]	91,037
4	Selby	83,449[10]	92,401
5	Craven	55,409[11]	57,090
6	Richmondshire	51,965[12]	50,358
7	Ryedale	51,751[13]	54,897

The non-metropolitan county became a unitary authority area on 1 April 2023, following the merger of the above boroughs and districts as part of the 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England.

Governance

County Hall, the district administrative centre in Northallerton

North Yorkshire Council has 90 councillors which elect a council leader, who in turn appoints up to nine councillors to form an executive cabinet. It replaces the former non-metropolitan county which had a cabinet-style council of 72 councillors.^[14]

Geography

The area is the largest local authority area in England. Larger towns and settlements include Harrogate, Scarborough, Northallerton, Selby, Skipton, Richmond, Malton, Thirsk, Stokesley, Great Ayton, Norton-on-Derwent, Catterick Garrison, Pickering, Helmsley and Knaresborough while Ripon is the only city in the area.

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  Harrogate
• 
  Scarborough
• 
  Ripon
• 
  Knaresborough
• 
  Selby
• 
  Skipton
• 
  Whitby

Neighbouring council areas

Local authority	In relation to North Yorkshire
County Durham	North
Darlington	North
Stockton-on-Tees	North east
Middlesbrough	North east
Redcar and Cleveland	North east
East Riding of Yorkshire	South east
City of York	South east
City of Doncaster	South
City of Wakefield	South west
City of Leeds	South west
City of Bradford	South west
Pendle	West
Ribble Valley	West
City of Lancaster	West
Westmorland and Furness	North west

Education

See also: List of schools in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire LEA has a mostly comprehensive education system with 42 state schools secondary (not including sixth form colleges) and 12 independent schools.