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Facts on LEEDS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/features/facts/index.shtml

• Leeds is the second largest metropolitan district in the UK
• Leeds measures 15 miles from east to west, and 13 miles from north to south.
• Leeds' wide boundary contains some 562 square kilometres - of which two thirds is Green Belt - affording some of the most beautiful scenery in Yorkshire.
• According to the data, the population of Leeds is 715,404 - malking it the third biggest city in the UK after London and Birmingham.
• There are more females (369,570) than males (345,834) living in Leeds.
• In 731 AD Bede’s “History of English Church and People” mentions Leeds Parish Church. Leeds was then called Loidis.
• The foundations of Kirkstall Abbey were built in 1152.
• Leeds became a city by Royal Charter in 1893.
• Natives of Leeds are known as Loiners.
• Kirkgate Market in Leeds is where Michael Marks first opened his Penny Bazaar (1884) which was to lead, ultimately, to the foundation of Marks & Spencer, in 1890.

http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/our-wonderful-region/our-cities/Leeds-the-facts

• Leeds is the ‘capital city’ of Yorkshire & Humber; it’s also the financial capital of the North, and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.
• Leeds has seen £3.5bn of investment in major commercial, retail and residential property developments over the last decade. A further £7.3bn of projects are in progress or in the pipeline.
• Leeds is a major employment centre for adjacent districts. Out of a total workforce in West Yorkshire of 936,000, nearly half (that’s 442,000 people) work in Leeds.
• 112,000 people work in the city’s financial and business sectors
• Leeds is the UK’s third-largest manufacturing centre, with 1,800 companies employing over 39,000 people. It has recognised strengths in advanced engineering, printing, chemicals and food industries
• The city is fast developing as a centre for the new, online economy.
• The city's media, communications & advertising sector is growing by about 10% a year.
• Leeds is one of the greenest cities in Europe, with greenbelt land covering over two-thirds of its total area
• The city centre is less than 20 miles from the Yorkshire Dales National Park
• Leeds was named ‘Best Place in Britain to Live’ by Henley Management Centre
• It was also named ‘The UK’s Favourite City’ by Condé Nast Traveller Magazine.
• Leeds is one of the top student destinations in the UK and the University of Leeds is one of the UK's top ten research universities
• There are over 200,000 students here, 64,000 of whom are degree students at Leeds’ two internationally acclaimed universities
• Leeds Metropolitan University is home to the largest business school of its kind, and is rated in the top 50 globally
• The Independent called Leeds the ‘Best UK University Destination’.

Statistics on LEEDS

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/profiles/00da.asp
There is a Census in Leeds every 10 years. The last Census was in 2001. Here are some of the results:

• There where 715402 people living in Leeds

Age Range	Total	Males	Females
0 - 4	40871	20868	20003
5 - 9	45153	23125	22028
10 - 14	47970	24516	23454
15 - 19	48536	24129	24407
20 - 24	58167	28577	29590
25 - 29	50814	25023	25791
30 - 34	54943	26733	28210
35 - 39	53882	26248	27634
40 - 44	48434	23606	24828
45 - 49	41777	20833	20944
50 - 54	45661	22483	23178
55 - 59	36479	18121	18358
60 - 64	33157	15934	17223
65 - 69	30476	14665	15811
70 - 74	27250	11961	15289
75 - 79	22677	9380	13297
80 - 84	15579	5796	9783
85 - 89	8972	2711	6261
90 and over	4604	1045	3559
Totals	715402	345754	369648

• Marital Status Statistics:

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value		Eng & Wal Rank/376  (proportion)	Regional Rank/21  (proportion)
Single people (never married)	195155		51	2
Married or re-married people	269687		324	20
Separated or divorced	60561		173	11
Widowed	46908

• Transport Statistics:

Transport (all households)	Value		Eng & Wal Rank/376  (proportion)	Regional Rank/21  (proportion)
Households without car/van	103987		45	3
Household with 1 car or van	126673		295	21
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	70954		303	17

• Household Statistics:

Composition (all households)	Value		Eng & Wal Rank/376  (proportion)	Regional Rank/21  (proportion)
One person households	95451		71	3
Married couple households	100587		318	20
Cohabiting couple households	27247		80	4
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	21249		90	5
with non-dependent children only	8340		215	9
All other households	48740		130	6

• Ethnics and Relegion:

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value		Eng & Wal Rank/376  (proportion)	Regional Rank/21  (proportion)
White	657082		303	18
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Pakistani (15064) Indian (12303) -
Place of birth (all people)	Value		Eng & Wal Rank/376  (proportion)	Regional Rank/21  (proportion)
Born in UK	667766		260	19
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	12503		173	4
Born outside EU	35133		100	4
Religion (all people)	Value		Eng & Wal Rank/376  (proportion)	Regional Rank/21  (proportion)
Christian	492656		307	18
Buddhist	1587		125	2
Hindu	4183		100	3
Jewish	8267		19	1
Muslim	21394		66	5
Sikh	7586		32	1
Other	1530		243	6
No religion	120139		84	3
Religion not stated	58060		79	4

Opinions on LEEDS

• "Leeds is fun." IAN
• "Leeds is full of bitches, I like bitches." - Bitchmaster (IAN)
• "The City centre is lovely, the outer City is not so nice..."
• "The Christmas light look pretty at night"
• "It's Scary and too busy for a country girl." Alice
• "... Upcoming New City"
• "There is too many annoying student (lads on tour students) and I hate it!!!! And they get in my way."
• "There are too many wanky people doing wanky things and getting in my way when I’m trying to go to my art college, to do my wanky art degree… now I sound wanky."
• "I really like Leeds, but I’m too poor to do ANYTHING."
• "Really good music scene."
• "It’s bloody windy!!!!!!!!!"
• "I think there are some really nice buildings, nice architecture and the city centre is really nice."
• "Leeds is BIG and TASTY"
• "There is a complete lack of road signs in the centre of Leeds, it was impossible to navagate in my car the first time I traveled here."
• "It’s good because people are willing to try new things."
• "I like Yorkshire accents."
• "If you rearrange LEEDS it spells deals wrong… Leeds is full of deels. It’s well cheap."
• "I’m from Manchester; Leeds is a similar version."
• "I hate leaflets! I get lots of leaflets!"
• "There’s so much to do here, its impossible to do everything."
• "Everything is relatively close to each other, I walk everywhere. There are buses, but getting on them are expensive, walking is fun."
• "Even though it’s a busy City, there are still elements of the countryside. Hyde Park is a beautiful place to go and makes me feel more at home."
• "I love LEEDS, its big, modern, full of students and my Uni is great!"
• "Leeds is great, yeah awesome."
• "It’s scary at nighttime, there is too much rape."
• "There is too many dickhead students, but … at the same time that’s kind of nice. Defiantly has it pros and cons."
• "Leeds' bin men are ridiculous"
• "I've been to Leeds twice recently and it seems like nice place with lots to do."

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