Editing Cheltenham (section)

==Demography==
According to mid-2021 population figures published by the [[Office for National Statistics|ONS]], the population of Cheltenham stood at '''118,866''', making it the second largest settlement in Gloucestershire by population, after the city of Gloucester.<ref name="demographics">{{cite web |title=Demographics of Cheltenham |url=https://www.varbes.com/demographics/cheltenham-demographics |website=varbes.com |access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>

;Ethnicity and religion
According to the 2021 census, the population ethnicity breakdown is as follows:
* White: 108,559 people or 91.4%
* Asian: 4,922 people or 4.1%
* Mixed: 2,949 people or 2.5%
* Other: 1,225 people or 1.0%
* Black: 1,181 people or 1.0%<ref name="demographics" />

The population religious breakdown is as follows (2021 census):
* Christian: 54,073 people or 45.5%
* Buddhist: 559 people or 0.5%
* Hindu: 1,192 people or 1.0%
* Jewish: 198 people or 0.2%
* Muslim: 1,744 people or 1.5%
* Sikh: 181 people or 0.2%
* Other: 60,889 people or 51.2%<ref name="demographics" />

There are numerous Protestant and Catholic churches throughout the town, and a Hindu Temple and a Mosque can also be found in the northern area of the town near St Pauls.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.findachurch.co.uk/search/?address=Cheltenham | title=Churches in Cheltenham – Find a Church }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ishtadevata.com/temple/krishna-mandir-cheltenham-gloucestershire/ | title=Krishna Mandir – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mosquedirectory.co.uk/mosques/england/gloucestershire/cheltenham/st-marks/Masjidul-Falah-Cheltenham-Gloucestershire/1077 | title=Masjidul Falah (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) &#124; Mosque Masjid Directory }}</ref>