City of St Albans

City and District of St Albans
City and District of St Albans
Non-metropolitan district, Borough & City
	St Albans
	St Albans Cathedral in St Albans
	Flag
	St Albans shown within Hertfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	East of England
Non-metropolitan county	Hertfordshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district, Borough & City
Admin HQ	St Albans
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	St Albans City and District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Committee Structure
• MPs	Daisy Cooper (LD); Victoria Collins (LD)
Area
• Total	62.23 sq mi (161.18 km2)
• Rank	177 (of 296)
Population (2022)
• Total	147,095
• Rank	141 (of 296)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 83.6% White ; 8.2% Asian ; 4.3% Mixed ; 2.1% Black ; 1.8% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 47.4% Christianity ; 37.1% no religion ; 10.8% other ; 4.7% Islam ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	26UG (ONS); E07000100 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TL148073

St Albans (/ˈɔːlbənz/), also known as the City and District of St Albans, is a non-metropolitan district with both borough and city status in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in St Albans, the largest settlement in the district. The district also includes the town of Harpenden and several villages. The district borders North Hertfordshire, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertsmere, Watford, Three Rivers, Dacorum, and Central Bedfordshire.