Editing Richmond, North Yorkshire (section)

== Demography ==
According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census]], the parish of Richmond had a total resident population of 8,413, of which 4,374 females and 4,039 males.  95.8% of the population identified as [[white British]], 1.4% as [[Other White|other white]], 1.1% as Asian or [[Asian British]], and 0.8% as black, [[Afro-Caribbean people|Afro-Caribbean]] or [[Black British people|black British]].  The place of birth of the town's residents was 93.8% United Kingdom, 3.3% from [[European Union]] countries, and 2.5% from elsewhere in the world.  71.7% said they had [[Religion|religious]] beliefs; 70.4% of those were [[Christianity|Christian]], 1.3% is made up of all other religions, the largest being [[Buddhism]] at 0.8%, 21.4% said they had no religion.<ref name="NOMIS2011">{{NOMIS2011|title=Richmond Parish|id=E04007520|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

A quirk of the demographics in the town is that 2% of the population was born in Germany. This is a result of the nearby [[Catterick Garrison]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Country of birth - Census Maps, ONS |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/population/country-of-birth/country-of-birth-60a/europe-other-europe-eu-countries-member-countries-in-march-2001-germany?lad=E07000166 |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=www.ons.gov.uk }}</ref>

The following table shows historic population changes in the Richmond parish area between 1801 and 2011.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:70%; border:0; text-align:center; line-height:120%;"
|+ Population at census years
|-
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;" |Year
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1801
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1811
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1821
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1831
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1841
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1851
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1881
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1891
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1901
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1911
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1921
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1931
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1951
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1961
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1971
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1981
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |1999
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |2001
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;" |2011
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy; height:17px;" |Population
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |2,861
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,056
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,546
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,900
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,992
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,106
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,502
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,216
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,837
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,934
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |3,887
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |4,769
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |6,166
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |5,776
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |7,245
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |7,700
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |8,480
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |8,178
| style="background:#fff; color:black;" |8,413
|-
| colspan="20" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;" |Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond AP/CP through time {{!}} Population Statistics {{!}} Total Population|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10465679/cube/TOT_POP|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Census 1971 England and Wales: report for the county of North Yorkshire as constituted on 1st April 1974 / Office of population censuses and surveys |date=1973 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=0-11-690379-1 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Census 1981 [Great Britain], Key statistics for urban areas, Cities and towns: laid before Parliament pursuant to section 4 (1) Census Act 1920 |date=1984 |publisher=HM Stationery office |location=London |isbn=0-11-691061-5 |page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hatcher |first1=Jane |title=The History of Richmond, North Yorkshire |date=2004 |publisher=Blackthorn Press |location=Pickering |isbn=0-9546300-1-7 |page=236}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=36UE081|title=Richmond Parish|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007520|title=Richmond Parish|access-date=24 July 2024}}</ref>
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