Castle Point
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- See also: Castle Point (Hoboken)
| Borough of Castle Point | |
|---|---|
| Image:EssexCastlePoint.png Shown within Essex | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East of England |
| Admin. County: | Essex |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 307th 45.08 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Benfleet |
| ONS code: | 22UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked 262nd 86,800 1,925 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.2% White |
| Politics | |
| Image:Arms-caspoint.jpg Castle Point Borough Council http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | Conservative |
| MP: | Bob Spink |
Castle Point is a local government district and borough in Essex, England. Its council is based in Benfleet.
It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Benfleet Urban District and the Canvey Island Urban District.
See also
- Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency) - election results for this constituency.
| Districts of the East of England | Image:Flag of England.svg |
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Babergh | Basildon | Bedford | Braintree | Breckland | Brentwood | Broadland | Broxbourne | Cambridge | Castle Point | Chelmsford | Colchester | Dacorum | East Cambridgeshire | East Hertfordshire | Epping Forest | Fenland | Forest Heath | Great Yarmouth | Harlow | Hertsmere | Huntingdonshire | Ipswich | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Luton | Maldon | Mid Bedfordshire | Mid Suffolk | North Hertfordshire | North Norfolk | Norwich | Peterborough | Rochford | St Albans | St Edmundsbury | South Bedfordshire | South Cambridgeshire | Southend-on-Sea | South Norfolk | Stevenage | Suffolk Coastal | Tendring | Three Rivers | Thurrock | Uttlesford | Watford | Waveney | Welwyn Hatfield | |
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Counties with multiple districts: Bedfordshire - Cambridgeshire - Essex - Hertfordshire - Norfolk - Suffolk |
Castle Point also refers to the highest point in the city of Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. It overlooks the Hudson River opposite Manhattan and is the site of Stevens Institute of Technology.