Trafford

Borough
	Coat of Arms of the Borough Council
	Trafford shown within England
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°26′46″N 2°18′29″W / 53.44611°N 2.30806°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
Ceremonial county	Greater Manchester
Admin HQ	Stretford
Founded	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Metropolitan borough
• Governing body	Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
• Mayor	Cllr. Stephen Adshead
• MPs:	Graham Brady (C); Paul Goggins (L); Beverley Hughes (L)
Area
• Total	40.94 sq mi (106.04 km2)
Elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Population (2005 est.)
• Total	213,200 (Ranked 62nd)
• Density	5,170/sq mi (1,997/km2)
• Ethnicity ; (2005 Estimate)	89.7% White; 5.1% S. Asian; 2.3% Black; 1.8% Mixed; 1.1% Chinese and other
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode	M
ISO 3166-2	GB-TRF
ONS code	00BU
NUTS 3	UKD31
Website	www.trafford.gov.uk

The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is home to 211,800 people,^[2] covers 41 square miles,^[3] and includes the towns of Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford, and Urmston. Until 1974 the area was part of Cheshire.

Trafford Media

The boundary of the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire is marked along the River Mersey in Trafford.
Aerial view of the Trafford Centre
The Church of All Saints, Urmston, is a Grade I listed building.
The Imperial War Museum North in Trafford Park
The East Stand of Old Trafford football ground
SaleMetrolinkstation

↑ Trafford Metropolitan Borough resident population estimates by ethnic group (percentages) 2005 estimateStatistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-28. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
↑ Population estimates 2006 by district (21 August 2007)Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 17 December 2007.
↑ Trafford Metropolitan Borough population densityStatistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-28. Retrieved on 13 December 2007.

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