Editing Stevenage (section)

{{Short description|Town and borough in Hertfordshire, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Stevenage
| other_name                      = 
| settlement_type                 = [[List of towns in the United Kingdom|Town]] and [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough]]
| motto                           = "The heart of a town lies in its people"
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| image1 = Looking north along the High Street, Stevenage Old Town - geograph.org.uk - 3983186.jpg
| caption1 = The old town centre
| image2 = Stevenage Town Centre and Joyride statue.jpg
| caption2 = The new town centre with the [[Stevenage Clock Tower|clock tower]] fountain and [[Franta Belsky]] ''Joyride'' statue
}}
| image_blank_emblem              = Stevenage Coat of Arms.png
| blank_emblem_type               = Borough council coat of arms
| blank_emblem_size               = 100px
| blank_emblem_link               = 
| image_map                       = Stevenage UK locator map.svg
| map_caption                     = Stevenage shown within [[Hertfordshire]]
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Sovereign state]]
| subdivision_name                = {{GBR}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Countries of the United Kingdom|Constituent country]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{ENG}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[Regions of England|Region]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[East of England]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial county]]
| subdivision_name3               = [[Hertfordshire]]
| subdivision_type4               = Admin HQ
| subdivision_name4               = Stevenage
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| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = [[Non-metropolitan district]]
| leader_title                    = Governing&nbsp;body
| leader_name                     = [[Stevenage Borough Council]]
| leader_title1                   = [[Mayors in England|Mayor]]
| leader_name1                    = Myla Arceno<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/mayor-of-stevenage | title=Mayor of Stevenage }}</ref>
| leader_title2                   = Council control
| leader_name2                    = {{English district control|GSS=E07000243}}
| leader_title3                   = [[Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election by constituency|MP]]
| leader_name3                    = [[Kevin Bonavia]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
| leader_title4                   = 
| leader_name4                    = 
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| established_date2               = <!-- Area --------------------->
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| unit_pref                       = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
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| area_total_km2                  = 25.96
| area_land_km2                   = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox_Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion-->
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| area_metro_km2                  = 
| area_metro_sq_mi                = 
| area_blank1_title               = 
| area_blank1_km2                 = 
| area_blank1_sq_mi               = <!-- Population ----------------------->
| population_as_of                = {{English statistics year}}
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_note                 = 
| population_total                = {{English district population|GSS = E07000243}} ([[List of English districts by population|Ranked {{English district rank|GSS = E07000243}}]])
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| population_blank1               = 
| population_density_blank1_km2 = 3081
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi = 
<!-- demographics (section 1) -->
| demographics_type1      = Ethnicity <span style="font-weight:normal;">([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021]])</span>
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="2021 Nomis">{{NOMIS2021|id=E07000243|title=Stevenage Local Authority|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1    = [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|Ethnic groups]]
| demographics1_info1     =
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 | 82.8% [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]
 | 7.5% [[British Asians|Asian]]
 | 4.8% [[Black British people|Black]]
 | 3.6% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
 | 1.3% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|other]]
 }}
<!-- demographics (section 2) -->
| demographics_type2      = Religion <span style="font-weight:normal;">(2021)</span>
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="2021 Nomis"/>
| demographics2_title1    = [[Religion in England|Religion]]
| demographics2_info1     = 
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 | 44.9% [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|no religion]]
 | 43.3% [[Religion in England#Christianity|Christianity]]
 | 8.6% [[Religion in England|other]]
 | 3.2% [[Islam in England|Islam]]
 }}
| population_density_blank2_km2 = 
| population_density_blank2_sq_mi = <!-- General information --------------->
| timezone                        = [[Greenwich Mean Time]]
| utc_offset                      = +0
| timezone_DST                    = 
| utc_offset_DST                  = 
| coordinates                     = {{Coord|51|54|06|N|00|12|07|W|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes             = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags-->
| elevation_m                     = 
| elevation_ft                    = <!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
| postal_code_type                = Postcode areas
| postal_code                     = [[SG postcode area|SG1, SG2]]
| area_code                       = 01438
| blank_name                      = <!-- [[ISO 3166-2:GB|ISO 3166-2]] -->
| blank_info                      = 
| blank1_name                     = [[ONS coding system|ONS code]]
| blank1_info                     = 26UH (ONS)<br />E07000243 (GSS)
| blank2_name                     = [[British national grid reference system|OS grid reference]]
| blank2_info                     = {{gbmappingsmall|TL2424}}
| blank3_name                     = <small>[[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS]] 3</small>
| blank3_info                     = 
| blank4_name                     = 
| blank4_info                     = 
| blank5_name                     = Police
| blank5_info                     = [[Hertfordshire Constabulary|Hertfordshire]]
| blank6_name                     = Fire
| blank6_info                     = [[Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service|Hertfordshire]]
| blank7_name                     = Ambulance
| blank7_info                     = [[East of England Ambulance Service|East of England]]
| website                         = {{URL|http://www.stevenage.gov.uk/|stevenage.gov.uk}}
| footnotes                       = 
| name                            = 
}}
'''Stevenage''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|iː|v|ən|ᵻ|dʒ}} {{respell|STEE|vən|ij}}) is a town and [[Borough status in the United Kingdom|borough]] in [[Hertfordshire]], [[England]], about {{convert|28|miles}} north of [[London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/UK_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Town%20Square,%20Stevenage,UK&toplace=Charing%20Cross,%20London,UK |title=Distance between Town Square, Stevenage and Charing Cross, London |publisher=Distancecalculator.globefeed.com |access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the [[A1(M) motorway|A1(M)]], between [[Letchworth Garden City]] to the north and [[Welwyn Garden City]] to the south. In 1946, Stevenage was designated the United Kingdom's first [[New towns in the United Kingdom|New Town]] under the [[New Towns Act 1946|New Towns Act]].