North Devon
| North Devon District | |
|---|---|
| Non-metropolitan district | |
 North Devon shown within Devon |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South West England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Devon |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Barnstaple |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | North Devon Council |
| • Leadership | Leader and Cabinet (Conservative / Independent) |
| • MPs | Peter Heaton-Jones (C) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 419.3 sq mi (1,085.9 km2) |
| Area rank | 23rd (of 326) |
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | |
| • Total | 94,200 |
| • Rank | 255th (of 326) |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (87/km2) |
| • Ethnicity | 97.9% White |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
| ONS code | 18UE (ONS) E07000043 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SS5586233371 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 51°04′52″N 4°03′29″W / 51.081°N 4.058°W
North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as a merger of the Barnstaple municipal borough, the Ilfracombe and Lynton urban districts, and the Barnstaple and South Molton rural districts.
The wider geographic area of North Devon is divided between North Devon District and the district of Torridge, based in Bideford.
North Devon is popular with retired people. The 2011 census showed that 18% of residents were aged 15 years and under, 60% were aged 16–64 and 23% were aged 65 and over. This compares to the 20% of the population who were aged 65 and over when the 2001 census was taken. For comparison, the same age distributions across England were 19%, 64% and 17% respectively. Life expectancy for men, at 77.7, is close to the English average. Female life expectancy is good at 83.1, around 1 year above the English average. There is a gap of 6 years in the life expectancy of men in the least deprived fifth of wards and the most deprived fifth. The region has one of the most ethnically homogenous populations in England, with 97.9% reporting their ethnicity as 'white' in the 2011 census of the population. However, this is a decrease on the 99.0% of the population who declared themselves to be White on the 2001 census.
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