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A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. This was the 19th UK Census. Image File history File links UK_Census_logo_2001. ... Image File history File links UK_Census_logo_2001. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941. ...

Census 2001 was organised by the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. Detailed results by region, council area, ward and output area are available from their respective websites. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the government executive agency charged with the collection and publication of statistics related to the economy, population and society of the United Kingdom at national and local levels. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: (Welsh for Land of My Fathers) Capital Cardiff (Caerdydd) Largest city Cardiff (Caerdydd) Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056... Logo of the General Register Office General Register Office for Scotland is a government agency, accountable to Scottish ministers, that administers the registration of births, deaths, marriages, divorces and adoptions, and is responsible for the statutes relating to the formalities of marriage and conduct of civil marriage. ... Motto: (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ...

See also

• Census in the United Kingdom
• Demographics of the United Kingdom
• Demographics of England from the 2001 United Kingdom census
• Demographics of Scotland
• Jedi census phenomenon
• List of United Kingdom censuses
• Census 2001 Ethnic Codes
• National Statistics Socio-economic Classification
• Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

The United Kingdom has taken a census of its population every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with English population statistics. ... This article discusses the Demographics of England as presented by the United Kingdom Census in 2001. ... Scotland covers an area of 78,782km² or 30,341mi², giving it a population density of 64 people/km². Around 70% of the countrys population live in the Central Lowlands - a broad, fertile valley stretching in a northeast-southwest orientation between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and including... The Jedi census phenomenon was a grassroots movement in 2001 for citizens in a few English-speaking countries to record their religion as Jedi or Jedi Knight (after the fictitious religious order of Force-attuned knights in the Star Wars films) on the national census. ... Census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every 10 years. ... // New ONS United Kingdom Census 2001 - Ethnic categories. ... The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (often abbreviated to NS-SEC) is the primary social classification in the United Kingdom. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wikisource. ...

External links

• Census 2001 website (England & Wales)
• Scotland's Census Results OnLine
• Northern Ireland Census of Population
• The Census Order 2000 (England & Wales)
• The Office for National Statistics on ethnic group statistics (pdf)
• Commission for Racial Equality
• 2011 Census tick-box for "English" and "Cornish" national identities
• Census chiefs set to record Welsh identity tick box
• Three English Identities
• Census to gauge national identity (BBC)
• ONS Census 2001 - Ethnicity and religion in England and Wales - results and proposed changes for 2011
• England & Wales Jedi Map
• 418,000 write in 'Welsh' on 2001 Census form

UK Census 2001-2011 "ethnic groups" [1]
"White" • "Mixed" • "Asian or British Asian" • "Black or Black British" • "Chinese or other ethnic group"