North Dorset

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North Dorset District
North Dorset
Shown within Dorset (above), and Dorset shown within England (right).
Dorset
Geography
Status: District
Region: South West England
Admin. County: Dorset
Area:
- Total
Ranked 74th
609.22 km²
Admin. HQ: Blandford Forum
ONS code: 19UE
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2006 est.)
- Density
Ranked 317th
66,700
109 / km²
Ethnicity: 98.6% White
Politics
North Dorset District Council
http://www.north-dorset.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MP: Robert Walter

North Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. It is largely rural, but includes the towns of Blandford Forum, Gillingham, Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster Newton. Much of North Dorset is in the River Stour valley and is called the Blackmore Vale. The economy of North Dorset is largely dairy agriculture based.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury, Blandford Rural District, Shaftesbury Rural District and Sturminster Rural District.

At the 2001 UK census North Dorset had a population of 61,905, a rise of 8,300 from 1991, with 25,248 households.

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Towns with a population over 2,500 are in bold.

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