Braintree District

Braintree District
Braintree District
Non-metropolitan district
	Braintree. the administrative centre of the district and one of the three towns
	Braintree shown within Essex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Essex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Braintree
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Braintree District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Conservative)
• MPs	James Cleverly; Priti Patel
Area
• Total	236.18 sq mi (611.71 km2)
• Rank	58th (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	157,681
• Rank	131st (of 296)
• Density	670/sq mi (260/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 94.7% White ; 1.9% Mixed ; 1.7% Asian ; 1.2% Black ; 0.5% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 47.1% Christianity ; 45% no religion ; 7.2% other ; 0.7% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	22UC (ONS); E07000067 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL7522

Braintree District is a local government district in Essex, England. The district is named after the town of Braintree, where the council is based. The district also includes the towns of Halstead and Witham and surrounding rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Uttlesford, South Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk, and Babergh.

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Braintree Local Authority (E07000067)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

[2021_Nomis-1] UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Braintree Local Authority (E07000067)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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