City of York

{{Short description|Unitary authority area in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{About|the local government district in England formed in 1996|the individual settlement and former district|York|other uses}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = City of York

| settlement_type = Unitary authority area with city status

| image_skyline = York Bird's Eye View.jpg

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| image_caption = York city centre and its minster from above

| image_flag = Flag of York.svg

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Coat of Arms of City of York.svg

| shield_alt =

| shield_link = Coat of arms of York

| image_blank_emblem =

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| etymology =

| nickname = Chocolate City{{cite web|url=https://www.yorkschocolatestory.com/the-story/york-the-chocolate-city|title=York – The Chocolate City|date=n.d.|work=York's Chocolate Story|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726213354/https://www.yorkschocolatestory.com/the-story/york-the-chocolate-city|archive-date=26 July 2019|url-status=live}}

| motto = Let the Banner of York Fly High

| image_map = York UK locator map (2023).svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = York shown within North Yorkshire

| coordinates = {{coord|53|57|30|N|1|4|49|W|region:GB_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Sovereign state

| subdivision_name = United Kingdom

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = England

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Yorkshire and the Humber

| subdivision_type3 = Ceremonial county

| subdivision_name3 = North Yorkshire

| subdivision_type4 = Combined{{nbsp}}authority

| subdivision_name4 = York and North Yorkshire

| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 1 April 1974

| established_title1 = Unitary authority

| established_date1 = 1 April 1996{{cite web | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/610/made#f00004 | title=The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995 | date=7 March 1995 | work=www.legislation.gov.uk | publisher=UK Legislation | access-date=9 October 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218024113/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/610/made#f00004 | archive-date=18 February 2018 | url-status=live }}

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| seat_type = Administrative{{nbsp}}HQ

| seat = West Offices

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| government_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/council |title=About us |website=City of York Council |access-date=29 December 2024}}

| government_type = Unitary authority

| governing_body = City of York Council

| leader_title = Executive

| leader_name = Leader and cabinet

| leader_title1 = Control

| leader_name1 = {{English district control|GSS=E06000014}}

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| leader_title4 = MPs

| leader_name4 =

{{Unbulleted list

| Rachael Maskell (L)

| Luke Charters (L)

}}

| area_footnotes = {{United Kingdom district population citation}}

| area_total_km2 = {{English district area|GSS=E06000014}}

| area_land_km2 =

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| area_rank = List of English districts by area

| population_footnotes =

| population_as_of = {{English statistics year}}

| population_total = {{English district population|GSS=E06000014}}

| population_rank = List of English districts by population

| population_density_km2 = {{English district density|GSS=E06000014}}

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| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (2021)

| demographics1_footnotes = {{NOMIS2021|id=E06000014|title=York Local Authority|access-date=29 December 2024}}

| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_info1 =

{{Collapsible list

| 92.8% White

| 3.8% Asian

| 1.8% Mixed

| 0.7% Black

| 1.0% other

}}

| demographics_type2 = Religion (2021)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Religion

| demographics2_info1 =

{{Collapsible list

| 46.1% no religion

| 43.9% Christianity

| 1.2% Islam

| 0.5% Buddhism

| 0.5% Hinduism

| 0.1% Judaism

| 0.1% Sikhism

| 0.6% other

| 6.9% not stated

}}

| timezone1 = GMT

| utc_offset1 = +0

| timezone1_DST = BST

| utc_offset1_DST = +1

| postal_code_type = Postcode areas

| postal_code = YO

| area_code_type = Dialling codes

| area_code = 01904

| iso_code = GB-YOR

| blank1_name = GSS code

| blank1_info = E06000014

| website = {{URL|york.gov.uk}}

}}

The City of York, officially simply "York",{{Cite web |title=Local Authority Districts (May 2023) Boundaries UK BFC |url=https://geoportal.statistics.gov.uk/datasets/ons::local-authority-districts-may-2023-boundaries-uk-bfc/explore?location=53.819502,-3.136000,6.97 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=geoportal.statistics.gov.uk |language=en-gb}} is a unitary authority area with city status in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/23/schedule/1|title=Lieutenancies Act 1997|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|accessdate=17 July 2022}}

The district's main settlement is York, and its coverage extends to the town of Haxby and the villages of Earswick, Upper Poppleton, Nether Poppleton, Copmanthorpe, Bishopthorpe, Dunnington, Stockton on the Forest, Rufforth, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard, among other villages and hamlets. The district had a population of 202,800 in the 2021 Census{{cite web |title=How the population changed in York, Census 2021 - ONS |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censuspopulationchange/E06000014/ |website=www.ons.gov.uk |access-date=19 November 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=City of York District |url=https://neu.org.uk/yorkshire-and-humber/city-york-district |website=NEU |access-date=19 November 2022}} The City of York is administered by the City of York Council based in The Guildhall.{{cite web|url=https://www.york.gov.uk/guildhall|title=Guildhall|publisher=City of York Council|accessdate=17 July 2022}}