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| North Dorset District | |
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Shown within 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 (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 321st 62,298 102 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.6% White |
| Politics | |
| North Dorset District Council http://www.north-dorset.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative + Independent |
| MP: | Robert Walter |
North Dorset is a local government district in Dorset, England. It is laregely 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 member of parliament for North Dorset is Robert Walter.
At the 2001 UK census North Dorset had a population of 61,905, a rise of 8,300 from 1991, with 25,248 households.
A partial list of settlement in North Dorset, Please add to it.
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