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How are the population numbers calculated? --[[User:Inops|Inops]] ([[User talk:Inops|talk]]) 15:23, 27 December 2017 (UTC) | How are the population numbers calculated? --[[User:Inops|Inops]] ([[User talk:Inops|talk]]) 15:23, 27 December 2017 (UTC) | ||
| + | :The Office for National Statistics provide a dataset of each postcode with its population and latitude/longitude figures. The correct county is determined for each postcode by using its co-ordinates to calculate in which of the [https://wikishire.co.uk/lookup/ county border data polygons] it is situated. Once all the postcodes are allocated to a county, it is then a simple matter of summing up all the postcode populations for each county to arrive at a total. [[User:Owain|Owain]] ([[User talk:Owain|talk]]) 21:05, 27 December 2017 (UTC) | ||
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How are the population numbers calculated? --Inops (talk) 15:23, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
- The Office for National Statistics provide a dataset of each postcode with its population and latitude/longitude figures. The correct county is determined for each postcode by using its co-ordinates to calculate in which of the county border data polygons it is situated. Once all the postcodes are allocated to a county, it is then a simple matter of summing up all the postcode populations for each county to arrive at a total. Owain (talk) 21:05, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
