London Borough of Haringey

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Geography
London Borough of Haringey
Shown within Greater London
Status	London borough
Area — Total	Ranked 339th 29.59 km²
ONS code	00AP
Admin HQ	Wood Green
Demographics
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density	Ranked 51st (of 354) 224,500 7,587 / km²
Ethnicity	65.6% White 20.0% African-Caribbean 6.7% South Asian 1.1% Chinese
Politics
Leadership	Leader (Cllr George Meehan) & Cabinet
Mayor	Cllr Gina Adamou
Executive	Labour
MPs	Lynne Featherstone David Lammy
London Assembly — Member	Enfield and Haringey Joanne McCartney
Coat of Arms

Official website	http://www.haringey.gov.uk/

The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. It is twinned with Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

1 Demographics
2 History
- 2.1 The Haringey symbol
- 2.2 Harringay vs. Haringey
3 Districts
4 Political Composition
5 Twin towns
6 Famous Residents
7 External links

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Haringey has a population of 216,507. However, it is considered that the Census may have underestimated the population of the borough.^{[citation needed]}

The ethnic composition of the population is 65.6% White, 20% Black, 7.8% Asian, and 3% Indian. White British people are an ethnic minority within Haringey, forming just 45% of the population. The Other White groups form about a third of all white people in the borough, and are comprised primarily of people with Greek, Turkish or Cypriot descent.[1] 46% of householders are owner-occupiers. Only about 11% of the population are over 65, compared to 18.5% nationally.

[edit] History

The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Municipal Borough of Hornsey, the Municipal Borough of Wood Green and the Municipal Borough of Tottenham which had previously been part of Middlesex.

Alexandra Palace, first constructed in 1873, is located within the borough.

[edit] The Haringey symbol

The Haringey Symbol is based on a device in the Borough Arms. It is a stylised electric flash representing the first television transmission in Britain from Alexandra Palace.

[edit] Harringay vs. Haringey

Note that Harringay - the place - is part of Haringey - the London borough - but they are not the same thing, and the spelling difference is significant. In fact both, as well as Hornsey, come from the same root - a Saxon Chief named Haering. The area took its name - in either form - from Haering's Hege, or Haering's enclosure.