Kings Acre should not be confused with Handsacre.
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.0736°N -2.7729°W |
| Map Type: | Herefordshire |
| Official Name: | Kings Acre |
| Static Image: | Footpath from Huntington to the Roman Road - geograph.org.uk - 4846769.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Footpath from Huntington to Bobblestock |
| Population: | 3,245 |
| Population Ref: | (Kings Acre Ward Profile, 2021 Census) |
| Unitary England: | Herefordshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Herefordshire |
| Region: | West Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Hereford |
| Civil Parish: | Hereford |
| Post Town: | Hereford |
| Postcode District: | HR4 |
| Postcode Area: | HR |
| Dial Code: | 01432 |
Kings Acre is a western suburb[1] [2] and ward of Hereford in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. The ward covers the western part of Hereford and is one of the sixteen wards of Hereford City Council. It encompasses a large rural area that includes the hamlet of Huntington and a small part of the suburb of Whitecross. Cllr Debbie Hobbs currently represents the ward.[3] The population of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded at 3,245.
At the 2021 census, Kings Acre's ward profile population was 3,245. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:
| Kings Acre: Ethnicity: 2021 Census[4] | |||||||||||||
| Ethnic group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 3,182 | 98.1% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 19 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 13 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 10 | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,245 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of Kings Acre's ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Kings Acre: Religion: 2021 Census[5] | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 1,947 | 64.2% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,043 | 34.4% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 17 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 11 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 4 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 3 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Sikh | 3 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,245 | 100% | |||||||||||
The area covers a large rural area and includes the suburb of Huntington and part of the Whitecross ward.[6]