This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew by nearly 3.5 million to 56,489,800. It did not seek to attract companies by offering financial or other incentives; instead, it set out to create the ideal conditions for industrial development to arise naturally, by providing large plots of land with room for expansion, allowing firms to build their own premises or rent ready-made buildings, and constructing a wide range of building types and sizes. It is said to have 13th-century origins,[20] but there has been much rebuilding (especially in the 19th century) and the oldest part remaining is the south wall of the nave, which is believed to be 14thcentury. Compared to England as a whole, in England circa 46% of the population is Christian, 7% is Muslim, 2% is Hindu, and Buddhists, Sikhs and Jews each is around 1%. [33][162], In December 2008, a new three-storey library was opened in new buildings at Southgate Avenue, replacing the considerably undersized establishment formerly at County Buildings. As a comparison, in England as a whole, current life expectancy at birth is 81 years, for females that rises to 83 years and for males it falls to 79 years. 0 0000073554 00000 n &_T}_?o\u}7o!|,~c^G|,SxIm7kw~U}Fu Of Crawley residents aged 16 years and over, 38.4% said they had never been married or in a civil partnership in 2021, up from 34.7% in 2011. Rainfall is lower than the English average, but higher than many other areas of the South East. [42], Following the designation as a New Town in 1947, the parish of Crawley was enlarged in 1953 to take in territory from the parishes of Slaugham and Worth. 0000002913 00000 n In 2009, expansion was being planned in the west and north-west of the town, in cooperation with Horsham District Council, which has now become a new neighbourhood named Kilnwood Vale, but it is not in Crawley. A population pyramid is displayed. Her Majesty The Queen reopened it on 9 June 1958. We've got the highest BME (black and minority ethnic). [173] When the National Bus Company was broken up, local services were provided by the new South West division of London Country Bus Services, which later became part of the Arriva group. [82][115], Despite the lack of direct incentives, many firms applied to move to the Manor Royal estate: it was considered such an attractive place to relocate to that the Development Corporation was able to choose between applicants to achieve the ideal mix of firms, and little advertising or promotion had to be undertaken. The area has been inhabited since the Stone Age, [1] and was a centre of ironworking in Roman times. Further expansion at Bewbush was begun in 1974, although development there was slow. According to mid-year population estimates published by the ONS in 2019, males account for 49.8% of Crawley's 118,580 population, while females made up 50.2% of the total. They enable comparisons between populations over time and across geographies, as they account for differences in the population size and age structure. 0000059818 00000 n The increase in the percentage of people aged 16 years and over who had never been married or in a civil partnership was greater in Crawley (3.6 percentage points) than across the South East (2.9 percentage points, from 31.9% to 34.8%). Supporters, of an eagle and a winged lion, relate to the significance of the airport to the locality. 0000003394 00000 n The Identity Documents Bill 2010, proposed in May 2010 and passed in September 2010, authorised the destruction of all data stored for the identity card scheme brought about by the Identity Cards Act 2006.[58]. Henry Smith won the seat at the 2010 general election and was re-elected at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 general elections. Even though this trend has changed somewhat over the last two decades, it remains especially true for White students, a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Department of Education data shows.. In 2021, 35.1% of Crawley residents reported having "No religion", up from 26.0% in 2011. info)) is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. Percentages and percentage point changes have been individually rounded to one decimal place. [190], The new town's original leisure centre was in Haslett Avenue in the Three Bridges neighbourhood. Residents in most parts of Crawley receive their drinking water from Southern Water; areas in the north of the town around Gatwick Airport are provided by Sutton & East Surrey Water; and South East Water supplies Maidenbower. All area and population figures of wards are based on output areas. [33], By April 1960, when Thomas Bennett made his last presentation as chairman of the Development Corporation, the town's population had reached 51,700; 2,289,000 square feet (212,700m2) of the factory and other industrial space had been provided; 21,800 people were employed, nearly 60% of whom worked in manufacturing industries, and only seventy people were registered as unemployed. Work also took place in the area now known as Ifield West on the western fringes of the town. Ethnicity data are often grouped into either 5 or 18 ethnic groups, our method allows us to produce estimates for the 18 ethnic groups providing information on populations which are often masked at the higher-level five ethnic groups.. For example, within the higher-level White ethnic group, an estimated 78.4% of the population identified as White British, with Other White the next most common . Building work started in the early 1960s, and a large swimming pool opened in 1964. In 1956, land at "Tilgate East" was allocated for housing use, eventually becoming the new neighbourhood of Furnace Green. Across the region, only Slough (from 6.2% to 7.9%) and Eastbourne (from 3.2% to 4.3%) saw a greater increase in the percentage of people who were economically inactive because they were looking after their family or home. [222] On 1 February 2011, the local Gold transmitter on 1521 AM closed and listeners were advised to retune to 1548 AM (Gold London) or 1323 AM (Gold Sussex). Supporting information | Released 2 November 2022. 0000020840 00000 n [34] Bennett estimated that planning, designing and building the town, and increasing its population from the existing 9,500 to 40,000, would take 15years. The data used in this article are available to download at the end. 0000001889 00000 n [182], Crawley Town F.C. 0000006943 00000 n [33] This proposed filling in the gaps between the villages of Crawley, Ifield and Three Bridges. In 2022 2023, the population of the city of Crawley, England is - 100 547 people. [15][16] The George, a timber-framed house dating from the 15thcentury, expanded to become a large coaching inn, taking over adjacent buildings. Name Status Population Census 2001-04-29 Population Census '^`R W>/bP`A0p7YlW80I] Ki& )fH20xuf`] Although population has increased, the population of Crawley's largest ethnic group white British has seen a decrease by 12 percentage points of the town's population (84,285 to 76,888); however it still remains by far the largest ethnic group. [184] The women's football club, Crawley Wasps F.C., plays in the FA Women's National League South, the third tier of women's football. In England as a whole, life expectancies have risen by 3 years. [72], The overall minimum for Gatwick Airport for the period from 1960 is 16.7C (1.9F), set in January 1963. h=]-*hA`J,,,ilv4z}ZTAa*KN %%EOF The questions relating to disability differed slightly between 2011 and 2021 to ensure that data were more closely aligned with the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010). In 1840 there were 13 Crawley families living in Virginia. [216] The Crawley News was first published in 1979, and later took over the operations of the older Crawley Advertiser which closed in 1982. [25] An airfield was opened in 1930 on land near the racecourse. Supplementary memorandum by Crawley Borough Council (NT 15(a))", "Life in Late Iron Age Sussex: Trade & Industry", "Life in Roman Sussex: Crafts & Industry: Weald Iron Industry", "Crawley Borough Council: St Nicholas Church", "A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7 The Rape of Lewes. The Manor Royal estate, with its space, proximity to Gatwick Airport and good transport links, attracted airport-related services such as logistics, catering, distribution and warehousing; and the corporation and private companies built offices throughout the town. It is surrounded by towns including Horley, Redhill, Reigate, Oxted, Dorking, Horsham, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and East Grinstead. [2], The area may have been settled during the Mesolithic period: locally manufactured flints of the Horsham Culture type have been found to the southwest of the town. Plans for a new hospital on land at The Hawth were abandoned, however, and the existing hospital in West Green was redeveloped instead. rounded estimates for Census 2021 and unrounded estimates from the 2011 The 2.4 . Crawley's early development as a market town was helped by its location on the LondonBrighton turnpike. The largest religious group in Crawley is Christians who account for 43% of the population. The places that have seen the largest increases in the population aged 65 years and over are Milton Keynes in the South East, which has seen 43.6% growth, and Harborough in the East Midlands (38.5%). Crawley's age pyramid shows how the population is distributed by age and gender. 0000033661 00000 n 0000034027 00000 n Changes may also be caused by differences in the way individuals chose to self-identify between censuses. The church has a 15th-century tower (rebuilt in 1804) which originally contained four bells cast in 1724. [145] The town's main bus station was redesigned, roads including the main A2220 Haslett Avenue were rerouted, and some buildings at the south end of The Martlets were demolished to accommodate the mall. The population here increased by a greater percentage than the overall population of the South East (7.5%), and by a greater percentage than the overall population of England (up 6.6% since the 2011 Census). The Muslim, Hindu and Sikh populations are concentrated in Crawley, with at least 60% of. [209] According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Crawley is predominantly white (73.4%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 26.6% of the population. [82] Early new town residents relied on these shopping facilities until the Corporation implemented the master plan's designs for a new shopping area on the mostly undeveloped land east of the High Street and north of the railway line. They oversaw the opening of a fire station in 1958, the telephone exchange, police station and town centre health clinic in 1961 and an ambulance station in 1963. [7] Ironworking and mineral extraction continued throughout Roman times, particularly in the Broadfield area where many furnaces were built. 0000061016 00000 n According to the latest 2021 census, the most populous religious group within Crawley is Christians, accounting for 42.6% of the population. The Memorial Gardens, on the eastern side of Queen's Square, feature art displays, children's play areas and lawns, and a plaque commemorating those who died in two Second World War bombing incidents in 1943 and 1944. 0000059620 00000 n k(pLx%6fcr([dr9 The map zooms out to show the percentage change in population size in all local authority areas in the South East. [35], Work began almost immediately to prepare for the expansion of the town. The number of people on the pitch, or the number of pitches for one person, changes as described in the text content. It formed a parnership with Crawley Town in 2021. Foreign-born population. Visualization Participation in Congressional Elections by Sex Since 1978 Estimates are based on the citizen voting-age population, which is anyone age 18 and older who is also a citizen. The percentage of households including a couple with dependent children increased in Crawley, but fell across the South East. There were proposals to close the airport in the late 1940s, but in 1950 the government announced that it was to be developed as London's second airport. %PDF-1.4 % [130][131] Other companies formerly headquartered in Crawley include Astraeus Airlines,[132] British United Airways,[133] CityFlyer Express,[134] CP Ships,[135] First Choice Airways,[136] GB Airways,[137] Laker Airways,[138] Tradewinds Airways,[139] and Air Europe. [149] There is a police station in the town centre; it is open 24 hours a day, and the front desk is staffed for 16 hours each day except Christmas Day. A station was opened at Three Bridges (originally known as East Crawley)[24] in the summer of 1841. Crawley Ethnic Minority Partnership - CEMP - Mission Statement MISSION STATEMENT: BACKGROUND: The ethnic population of Crawley is approximately fourteen percent. The percentage of people who identified their ethnic group within the "Mixed or Multiple" category increased from 2.9% in 2011 to 4.1% in 2021. <<6071C2736593B4489F5D2A517F21CB65>]/Prev 397383>> Main facts and figures according to the 2011 Census, women and girls made up 51% of the population of England and Wales, and men and boys made up 49% most ethnic groups had roughly the same. [170], Regular train services run from Crawley, and also Ifield, to London Victoria and London Bridge stations, Gatwick Airport, East Croydon, Horsham, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. An agreement existed between BAA and West Sussex County Council preventing the building of a second runway before 2019. 0000054703 00000 n Further information about the population structure: Males Females 49.8% 50.2% 0-14 years 15-64 years 65+ years 19.9% 66.8% 0-9 years 10-19 years 20-29 years 30-39 years 40-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years 70-79 years 80+ years By 1971 Crawley had a population of 67,000. This is higher than the overall increase for England (6.6%), where the population grew. [75] Air frost is recorded on 58.2 nights at Gatwick[76] (1971-00). It ran through Three Bridges, which was then a small village east of Crawley, and a station was built to serve it. [223] Local BBC radio was provided by BBC Radio Sussex from 1983; this became part of BBC Southern Counties Radio following a merger with BBC Radio Surrey in 1994. In 1958 the companies reached an agreement which allowed them both to provide services in all parts of the town. 0000003559 00000 n [55], Brook House and Tinsley House Immigration Removal Centres, operated by UK Visas and Immigration, are within the grounds of Gatwick Airport in Crawley. However, tabulated area figures refer to (typically smaller) actual built-up areas in order to present a more realistic population density. This means the town is served by news and television programmes from both London and Tunbridge Wells (where the BBC South East Today studios are situated). 0000060087 00000 n [144] Its stores includes major retailers such as The Entertainer, Boots, WHSmith and Superdry as well as over 80 smaller outlets. [159] Gas is supplied by Southern Gas Networks who own and manage the South East Local Distribution Zone. [6] Goffs Parknow a recreational area in the south of the townwas the site of two late Iron Age furnaces. 0000001396 00000 n In Crawley, the population size has increased by 11.2%, from around 106,600 in 2011 to 118,500 in 2021. [180] It was closed between 1956 and 1958 for rebuilding. 0000005691 00000 n The population pyramid turns into a horizontal bar chart, with bars representing the percentage change in the number of people of any sex in each five-year age group in England. The LondonBrighton turnpike ran through the centre of Crawley, forming the High Street and Station Road. Further details can be found at Census 2021 as well as the first results published on 28 June 2022 for phase one of Census 2021. Crawley is one of 194 cities in United Kingdom and ranks 74 in the United Kingdom population. [3], Crawley became a parish in the sixteenth century, having previously been a chapelry in the parish of Slaugham. In 2021, just over 1 in 40 people (2.6%) identified with a UK and non-UK national identity, compared with 1.1% in 2011. This application does not reflect Population Estimates data released on 3/30/23 for US Counties and Municipios. Crawley's population growth rate between mid-2020 and mid-2021 was per year. A court challenge to the designation order meant that plans were not officially confirmed until December 1947. [210] The Atelier 21 Future School for up to 120 pupils aged 4 to 14 years, based in Broadfield House, opened on 24 August 2020. 0000002964 00000 n Before this, the highest temperature recorded at Gatwick was 35.6C (96.1F), also in August 2003. There are approximately 382 births each year and around 441 deaths. [81] Many houses have their own gardens and are set back from roads. [185] Three other local men's teams play in the Sussex County Football League: Three Bridges F.C., Oakwood F.C. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Crowley city, Texas QuickFacts is currently undergoing a technical update. [179] It was used during the Second World War as an RAF base, and returned to civil use in 1946. might have been temporary for some and more long-lasting for others.First results from Census 2021 are rounded to the nearest 100 so may Crawley covers an area of 17.36 square miles (44.96km2) and had a population of 106,597 at the time of the 2011 Census. Because the census question about religious affiliation is voluntary and has varying response rates, caution is needed when comparing figures between different areas or between censuses. -E`h@~c+,UtBp{|^}?-Mb.p The absolute record for Gatwick is the aforementioned 36.4C. [4] The course had its own railway station on the Brighton Main Line. The corporation had built 10,254 houses, and private builders provided around 1,500 more. [193], In 2005, Crawley Leisure Centre was closed and replaced by a new facility, the K2 Leisure Centre, on the campus of Thomas Bennett Community College near the Broadfield Stadium. 0000004532 00000 n Although population has increased, the population of Crawley's largest ethnic group whiteBritish has seen a decrease by 12 percentage points of the town's population (84,285 to76,888);. [176] A second route, from Broadfield to the Langshott area of Horley, north of Gatwick Airport, was added on 27 August 2005. 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[12] The first written record of Crawley dates from 1202, when a licence was issued by King John for a weekly market on Wednesdays. [30], In the early 20th century, many of the large country estates in the area, with their mansions and associated grounds and outbuildings, were split up into smaller plots of land, attracting haphazard housing development and small farms. The age group with the largest number of people is highlighted. 0000009025 00000 n }iTN][];p:F$~/ .w3p,7A]mz]^+w[zO}>PK#5ruFm#?/e+ M/:AG~x2N~#uo]e. [140], Crawley has numerous hotels, including The George Hotel, dated to 1615. The population of Crawley is 118,580 according to mid-2021 population figures published by the ONS. xref This venture, supported by local businesses, local government and SEEDA, South East England's Regional Development Agency, aims to maintain and improve the Crawley and Gatwick area's status as a region of national and international economic importance. [174] It provides local services between the neighbourhoods and town centre, and longer-distance routes to Horsham, Redhill, Tunbridge Wells, Worthing and Brighton. [46], The Urban District Council received its coat of arms from the College of Heralds in 1957. There are several lakes at Tilgate Park and a mill pond at Ifield which was stopped to feed the Ifield Water Mill. In 2021, Crawley was home to around 18.8 people per football pitch-sized piece of land, compared with 16.9 in 2011. [150] A separate division covers Gatwick Airport. The age group with the largest number of people is highlighted. Opened as Lyons Crossing Halt on 1 June 1907 to serve the village of Ifield, it was soon renamed Ifield Halt, dropping the "Halt" suffix in 1930. According to the latest 2021 census, the population in Crawley is predominantly white (73%), with non-white minorities representing the remaining 27% of the population. A coach station was opened by Southdown in 1931 on the A23 at County Oak, near Lowfield Heath: it was a regular stopping point for express coaches between London and towns on the Sussex coast. [13], Crawley has three Grade I listed buildings (the parish church of St Margaret in Ifield, the parish church of St Nicholas, Worth, and the Friends Meeting House in Langley Lane, Ifield), 12 Grade II* listed buildings and 85 Grade II listed buildings. [35], Each of the 14 residential neighbourhoods is identified by a colour, which is shown on street name signs in a standard format throughout the town: below the street name, the neighbourhood name is shown in white text on a coloured background.[83]. After the change to borough status a modified coat of arms, based on the original, was awarded in 1976 and presented to the council on 24 March 1977. The end of the motorway at Pease Pottage is Junction 11. For further information, please see our quality report. [49], Initially, the district (and then borough) council worked with the Commission for New Towns on many aspects of development; but in 1978 many of the commission's assets, such as housing and parks, were surrendered to the council. The figure has risen from just over 82,500 in 2011, which at the time represented 77.4% of Crawley's population. The largest population increases in the South East have been seen in Dartford and Milton Keynes, where the populations have grown by 20.0% and 15.3%, respectively. [13] Crawley grew slowly in importance over the next few centuries, but was boosted in the 18th century by the construction of the turnpike road between London and Brighton. Neighbourhood community centres and the Tilgate Forest Recreational Centre were used for some cultural activities,[192] but it was not until 1988 that the town had a dedicated theatre and arts venue, at the Hawth Theatre. Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) opened the first part of the industrial area on 25 January 1950;[13] its main road was named Manor Royal, and this name eventually came to refer to the whole estate. 0000004785 00000 n Crawley developed slowly as a market town from the 13th century, serving the surrounding villages in the Weald. A chart shows the population rankings of local authority areas for total population size in England in 2011 and 2021. [220]. is Crawley's main football team. The authority's boundaries were extended in 1983 to accommodate the Bewbush and Broadfield neighbourhoods. In 1976 it was given a coat of arms and in 1983 the boundaries of Crawley were extended. 0000081642 00000 n [128][129], British Airways took over British Caledonian's former headquarters near the Manor Royal estate, renamed it "Astral Towers" and based its British Airways Holidays and Air Miles divisions there. U$d!-D:BUfz! 94 0 obj <> endobj The places that have seen the largest increases in the population aged under 15 years are Dartford in Kent, where the size of this age group increased by 31.8% between 2011 and 2021, and Peterborough in the East of England (23.8%). 0000060494 00000 n [35], A new plan was put forward by West Sussex County Council in 1961. By this time, an initial plan for the development of the area had been drawn up by Anthony Minoprio. These are age-standardised proportions. [82][116], Thales Group opened a new manufacturing and office complex in Crawley in 2009. The overall maximum stands at 36.5C (97.7F)[69] at Charlwood, set on 10 August 2003. However, again due to the southerly location of the area, with warmer air from the nearby English Channel, the snow is often temporary as low-pressure systems track north bringing in milder air; areas immediately north of London tend to have less accumulation, but lying for a longer duration. The nearby communities of Ifield, Pound Hill and Three Bridges were absorbed into the new town at various stages in its development. [4][8], In the 5thcentury, Saxon settlers named the area Crow's Leahmeaning a crow-infested clearing, or Crow's Wood. [13] Goffs Park in Southgate covers 50 acres (20ha), and has lakes, boating ponds, a model railway and many other features. Today, as in 1990, most Hispanics claim Mexican heritage, though the relative size of that group has changed. 8,000,645. [38] Queen's Square, a pedestrianised plaza surrounded by large shops and linked to the High Street by The Broadwalk, was officially opened in 1958 by Queen Elizabeth II. We have produced the bulletin below on the first data release relating to the population of West Sussex. H\0(rmvE "!o.H endstream endobj 105 0 obj <> endobj 106 0 obj <> endobj 107 0 obj <>stream [107], Crawley originally traded as a market town. 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