Editing Scunthorpe (section)

==Demographics==
According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]], Scunthorpe had a population of 81,286,<ref>{{cite web |title=Scunthorpe (North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/north_lincolnshire/E63001112__scunthorpe/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> while the [[urban area]], which extends to the nearby village of [[Messingham]] to the south of the town, had a population of 84,665.

At the 2021 Census, the local population was recorded as being 90.4% [[White British]], with 6% [[British Asian]], 1.4% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed-race British]], 1.2% [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other ethnic minorities]] and 0.8% [[Black British]],  making the town roughly 90% White and 10% [[BAME]]. According to the census, the town's religious composition was 51%  [[Christian]], followed by 42.1% who were [[non-religious]] and 5% following [[Islam]]. Other religions and not stated respondents were recorded at 2.9%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scunthorpe (North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/north_lincolnshire/E63001112__scunthorpe/ |website=www.citypopulation.de |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

Scunthorpe is also home to the largest [[British Asian community]] in the county of Lincolnshire, followed by both [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]] and [[Grimsby]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}