London Borough of Hackney
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The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in the northeast of inner London. It is one of the poorest boroughs but home to numerous clubs and a centre of the London arts scene.
| London Borough of Hackney | |
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| Demographics | |
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| Population: | 202,824 (2001) |
| Ethnicity: | 60% white, 22% black, 4% indian |
| Geography | |
| Formerly: | Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington |
| Villages: | Dalston, Clapton, Stamford Hill |
| Neighbours: | City, Haringey, Islington Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest |
| Politics | |
| Executive: | Labour |
| MPs: | Diane Abbott, Brian Sedgemore |
| GLA: | North East London |
The borough includes the following areas:
- Clapton Park
- Dalston
- Hackney
- Hackney Wick
- Haggerston
- Homerton
- Hoxton
- Lea Bridge
- Lower Clapton
- Shacklewell
- Stamford Hill
- Stoke Newington
- Upper Clapton
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Demographics of Hackney
The 2001 census gives Hackney a population of 202,824. It is 60% white, 12% black African, 10% Black Caribbean and 4% Indian. 32% of householders are owner-occupiers.
Transport links
Hackney is the only inner London borough north of the Thames that currently has no London Undergound stations. However a current project to extend the East London Line will seek to rectify this.
External links
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London boroughs : Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Brent | Bromley | Camden | City of London | Croydon | Ealing | Enfield | Greenwich | Hackney | Haringey | Hammersmith and Fulham | Harrow | Havering | Hillingdon | Hounslow | Islington | Lambeth | Lewisham | Kensington and Chelsea | Kingston | Merton | Newham | Redbridge | Richmond | Southwark | Sutton | Tower Hamlets | Wandsworth | Waltham Forest | Westminster | |
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Greater London Authority | London Assembly | Mayor of London |
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "MediaWiki:London" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:London, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "London_Borough_of_Hackney" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Hackney, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
