List of settlements in Cheshire by population
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This is a list of settlements in Cheshire by population based on the results of the 2021 census. The following United Kingdom census will take place in 2031. In 2011, there were 32 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Cheshire, shown in the table below.
The 26 largest settlements in Cheshire. District centres in yellow.
Population ranking
| # | Settlement | Council area | Population[1][2][3][4][5][6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | 2021 | |||
| 1 | Warrington | Warrington | 158,146 | 166,423 | 174,970 |
| 2 | Chester | Cheshire West and Chester | 81,810 | 86,450 | 92,760 |
| 3 | Crewe | Cheshire East | 65,669 | 70,101 | 76,437 |
| 4 | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire West and Chester | 62,081 | 60,572 | 65,430 |
| 5 | Runcorn | Halton | 59,944 | 61,260 | 61,645 |
| 6 | Widnes | Halton | 53,181 | 58,086 | 59,935 |
| 7 | Macclesfield | Cheshire East | 51,277 | 53,351 | 54,345 |
| 8 | Winsford | Cheshire West and Chester | 28,922 | 29,756 | 32,530 |
| 9 | Congleton | Cheshire East | 25,768 | 26,588 | 30,005 |
| 10 | Wilmslow | Cheshire East | 23,129 | 24,424 | 25,725 |
| 11 | Nantwich | Cheshire East | 13,617 | 17,172 | 18,740 |
| 12 | Northwich | Cheshire West and Chester | 14,676 | 15,947 | 18,640 |
| 13 | Alsager | Cheshire East | 14,178 | 13,347 | 15,505 |
| 14 | Neston | Cheshire West and Chester | 14,712 | 14,798 | 14,960 |
| 15 | Middlewich | Cheshire East | 13,101 | 13,595 | 14,425 |
| 16 | Davenham | Cheshire West and Chester | 11,784 | 13,051 | 13,835 |
| 17 | Knutsford | Cheshire East | 12,656 | 13,191 | 13,255 |
| 18 | Poynton | Cheshire East | 13,391 | 13,161 | 13,010 |
| 19 | Lymm | Warrington | 9,515 | 11,265 | 11,545 |
| 20 | Sandbach | Cheshire East | 9,546 | 9,798 | 11,290 |
| 21 | Frodsham | Cheshire West and Chester | 8,908 | 9,032 | 9,100 |
| 22 | Elworth | Cheshire East | 5,857 | 6,011 | 7,645 |
| 23 | Bollington | Cheshire East | 6,622 | 7,096 | 7,235 |
| 24 | Culcheth | Warrington | 6,729 | 6,708 | 6,720 |
| 25 | Hartford | Cheshire West and Chester | 5,515 | 5,558 | 6,695 |
| 26 | Holmes Chapel | Cheshire East | 5,669 | 5,605 | 6,670 |
| 27 | Weaverham | Cheshire West and Chester | 6,293 | 6,087 | 6,265 |
| 28 | Barnton | Cheshire West and Chester | 6,109 | 6,185 | 6,255 |
| 29 | Cuddington | Cheshire West and Chester | 4,920 | 5,042 | 5,860 |
| 30 | Helsby | Cheshire West and Chester | 4,701 | 4,972 | 5,275 |
| 31 | Haslington | Cheshire East | 5,075 | 4,855 | 5,040 |
