Not to be confused with Handsacre. Human settlement in England
| Kings Acre | |
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 Footpath from Huntington to Bobblestock | |
  Kings AcreLocation within Herefordshire | |
| Population | 3,245 (Kings Acre Ward Profile, 2021 Census) |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode district | HR4 |
| Dialling code | 01432 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Kings Acre is a western suburb and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. The ward covers the western part of Hereford and is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. It encompasses a large rural area that includes the hamlet of Huntington and a small part of the suburb of Whitecross. Cllr Debbie Hobbs currently represents the ward. The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 3,245.
Demographics
At the 2021 census, Kings Acre's ward profile population was 3,245. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Kings Acre: Ethnicity: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,182 | 98.1% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 13 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 10 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,245 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Kings Acre's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Kings Acre: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,947 | 64.2% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,043 | 34.4% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 17 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 11 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 4 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 3 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,245 | 100% | |||||||||||
Geography
The area covers a large rural area and includes the suburb of Huntington and part of the Whitecross ward.
References
- "Decision on five-home plan down 'narrow' private road near Hereford". Hereford Times. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "The Kings Acre Lime | Herefordshire Wildlife Trust". www.herefordshirewt.org. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Debbie Hobbs". Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Kings Acre (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Kings Acre (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Elections 2023: Herefordshire parish ward results". Hereford Times. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
| Ceremonial county of Herefordshire | |
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| Unitary authorities | County of Herefordshire |
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