This is a list of settlements in Merseyside by population based on the results of the 2011 census. In 2011, there were 20 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Merseyside, shown in the table below.
Administrative boundaries
Table outlines many of the county's settlements, formatted according to their metropolitan borough:
Population ranking
#SettlementPopulation2011 census table: ONSCensus 2001Census 20111Liverpool†(see notes)530,850552,2672Birkenhead138,270142,9683St Helens102,360102,8854Southport91,40091,7035Wallasey58,71060,2846Bebington56,47957,3367Bootle56,31751,3948Crosby51,79050,0449Kirkby41,01042,74410Prescot39,20037,91111Heswall29,97729,78912Maghull28,84826,99713Formby24,47823,32914Newton-le-Willows21,47622,11415Halewood20,30920,11616Litherland17,88018,50717Haydock17,19516,52118West Kirby14,64914,95919Hoylake10,87510,90920Garswood‡(see notes)6,4336,18321Billinge6,2975,89622Rainford6,3205,831
Notes: † - Huyton and Halewood included in Liverpool count for ONS subdivision area purposes. Liverpool borough-only figures at 2001/2011 censuses were 439,473 and 466,415. ‡ - Garswood with Downall Green fall under the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside. These make up the western portion of Ashton-in-Makerfield, which itself is in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in neighbouring Greater Manchester.
See also Merseyside Liverpool built-up area
References
External links ONS Census website