Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
| Stoke-on-Trent | ||
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| City and Unitary authority | ||
(top to bottom, left to right) Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College, Bottle kilns in Longton, Regent Theatre, Hanley skyline, Longton town hall Bethesda Methodist chapel
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| Nickname(s): "Stoke", "The Potteries", "the city of six towns" | ||
| Motto: Vis Unita Fortior (united strength is stronger) | ||
 Stoke-on-Trent shown within Staffordshire and England |
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| Coordinates: 53°00′N 2°11′W / 53.000°N 2.183°WCoordinates: 53°00′N 2°11′W / 53.000°N 2.183°W | ||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Constituent country | England | |
| Region | West Midlands | |
| Ceremonial county | Staffordshire | |
| Established as the County Borough of Stoke-on-Trent | 31 March 1910 | |
| City status | 5 June 1925 | |
| Unitary authority | 1 April 1998 | |
| Administrative HQ | Stoke-upon-Trent (Civic Centre) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Unitary authority | |
| • Body | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | |
| • Leadership | Leader and cabinet | |
| • Executive | Independent / Conservative | |
| • Leader | David Conway (City Independents) | |
| • MPs |
Gareth Snell (L) Ruth Smeeth (L) Jack Brereton (C) |
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| Area | ||
| • City | 36.08 sq mi (93.45 km2) | |
| • Urban | 40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2) | |
| Area rank | 228th | |
| Highest elevation | 700 ft (213 m) | |
| Lowest elevation | 350 ft (106 m) | |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | ||
| • City | 253,200 | |
| • Rank | 62nd | |
| • Density | 7,020/sq mi (2,709/km2) | |
| • Urban | 372,775 (19th) | |
| • Urban density | 9,290/sq mi (3,588/km2) | |
| • Metro | 678,000 (18th) | |
| • Ethnicity | 88.7% White 7.4% Asian 1.4% Black 1.8% Mixed Race 0.7% Other |
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| • Religion | 60.9% Christian 6.0% Muslim 1.5% Other 31.6% None/Not stated |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±0) | |
| • Summer (DST) | British Summer Time (UTC+1) | |
| Postcode area | ST | |
| Dialling code | 01782 | |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-STE | |
| Vehicle registration prefix | D | |
| GSS code | E06000021 | |
| NUTS 3 code | UKG23 | |
| Trunk primary routes |
A50 A500 |
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| Major railway stations | Stoke-on-Trent (C1) | |
| Website | www |
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| 2011 United Kingdom Census | |
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| Country of birth | Population |
 United Kingdom
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228,294 |
 Poland
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1,801 |
 Germany
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693 |
 Ireland
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571 |
 Italy
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324 |
 Nigeria
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323 |
 Turkey
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257 |
 Ghana
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154 |
 Kenya
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150 |
 Portugal
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125 |
 Lithuania
|
122 |
 Romania
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101 |
 France
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91 |
 Spain
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71 |
Stoke-on-Trent (/stoʊk ɒn trɛnt/; often abbreviated to Stoke) is a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 square miles (93 km2). Together with the neighbouring boroughs of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands, it is part of North Staffordshire, which, in 2011, had a population of 469,000.
Stoke is polycentric, having been formed by the federation of six towns in 1910. It took its name from Stoke-upon-Trent where the main centre of government and the principal railway station in the district were located. Hanley is the primary commercial centre. The other four towns are Burslem, Tunstall, Longton, and Fenton.
Stoke-on-Trent is the home of the pottery industry in England and is commonly known as the Potteries. Formerly a primarily industrial conurbation, it is now a centre for service industries and distribution centres.
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