Editing Lincolnshire (section)

===Urban areas===
[[File:Grimsby Town Centre and Station, aerial 2018 - geograph.org.uk - 5916692.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Grimsby aerial view]]
[[File:Lincoln Christmas Market and historic centre, aerial 2017 - geograph.org.uk - 5623489.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Lincoln city aerial view]]
[[File:Scunthorpe Steel Works, aerial 2019 (3) - geograph.org.uk - 6201414.jpg|thumb|Scunthorpe [[Scunthorpe Steel Works|Steel Works]] aerial]]
While Lincolnshire maintains a rural setting, certain parts of the county form [[urban areas]] around its larger settlements or growing centres. Such as, [[Grimsby]]-[[Cleethorpes]] form the largest urban area in the county with a population of 137,021.<ref name="citypopulation.de">{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Countries and Major Urban Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/ua/?cityid=7175 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> The second largest urban area is [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] which incorporates the town of [[North Hykeham]] and villages of [[Bracebridge Heath]] and [[Waddington, Lincolnshire|Waddington]]. The population of the urban area was recorded at 129,305.<ref name="citypopulation.de"/> Other urban areas include [[Scunthorpe]] which includes the town of [[Bottesford, Lincolnshire|Bottesford]] and had a population of 81,286.<ref name="citypopulation.de"/> Other urban areas include: [[Grantham]] (46,778)<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl">{{cite web |title=United Kingdom: Urban Areas in England - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/cities/englandua/?cityid=16563 |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref> [[Boston, Lincolnshire|Boston]] (45,339),<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/> [[Spalding, Lincolnshire|Spalding]] (35,064),<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/> [[Skegness]] (26,065)<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/> and [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire|Gainsborough]] (22,913).<ref name="United Kingdom: Urban Areas in Engl"/>