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Population and households (from Watford.gov.uk)

The resident population estimate for Watford on Census Day 2011 was 90,300. This was an increase of 13.3% compared to the figure of 79,726 from the 2001 Census.

 

The 2011 Census showed that Watford's resident population was composed of 89,600 household residents and 700 residents of communal establishments; the figure for households with at least one usual resident was 36,700. 

 

This is in the county of Hertfordshire, which in 2013 the population was 1,140,700 living in an area of 634 square miles (1,640 km2). Four towns have between 50,000 and 100,000 residents: Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford and St Albans.

 

Hertfordshire County Council designates Watford, along with Stevenage, to be its major sub-regional centre. Several head offices of national companies and multi-nationals are based in Watford.

Both the 2016 World Golf Championship and the 2013 Bilderberg Conference took place at The Grove hotel.

The Towns Football Team play at Vicarage Road Stadium.

 

The county town, Hertford, was the main market town for the medieval agricultural county ranks 13th in population today deriving its name from a hart (stag) and a ford used as the components of the county's coat of arms and flag.

 

Hertford is derived from the Anglo-Saxon heort ford, meaning deer crossing (of a watercourse).