Matfen Facts

Area42.4 km²
Population560
Male Population281 (50.2%)
Female Population279 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)-1.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+3.1%
Median Age45.4 years (Male: 45.9, Female: 45)
Local Time
TimezoneBritish Summer Time
Lat & Lng55.04070, -1.95428
Postal CodesNE18NE19NE20NE45

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Matfen Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population571549543559560
Population Density13.5 / km²12.9 / km²12.8 / km²13.2 / km²13.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Matfen Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 2.9% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Matfen-2.1%+1.8%+2.9%
United Kingdom+15.2%+13.3%+9.9%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Matfen Median Age

Median Age: 45.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Matfen45.4 yrs45 yrs45.9 yrs
United Kingdom39.6 yrs40.6 yrs38.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Matfen Population Density

Population Density: 13.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Matfen56042.4 km²13.2 / km²
United Kingdom64.5 million247,916.6 km²260 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Matfen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

United Kingdom CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
United Kingdom735,672,544 tn11.4 tn2,967.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
United Kingdom CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)735,672,544 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita11.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,967.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/3/119:03 PM3.699 km6,000 mEngland, United Kingdomusgs.gov
9/12/882:23 PM3.788.6 km10,000 mEngland, United Kingdomusgs.gov
12/26/793:57 AM4.549.1 km10,000 mEngland, United Kingdomusgs.gov

Matfen

is a village and a civil parish in Northumberland, England, near the towns of Hexham and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is an example of a nineteenth-century planned estate village. It was the birthplace of the nineteenth-century Premier of British Columb..

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