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Girton, United Kingdom
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Girton is a small town in England, United Kingdom with a population of 3,836. Elevation: 72 ft (22 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).
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About Girton
Girton College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the first women's college at Cambridge. In 1948, it was granted full college status by the university, marking the official admittance of women to the university. In 1976, it was the first Cambridge women's college to become coeducational. Its sister college is Somerville College, one of the two Oxford colleges to first admit women.
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| Population | 3,836 |
| Population Density | 9 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Coordinates | 52.2333°, 0.0833° |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| State / Province | England |
| Average Temperature | 52°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 40°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 62°F (17°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 30.7 inches (780 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 4.5 inches (11 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $62,123 |
| Median Age | 42.9 years |
About Girton
Girton is a small town in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 3,836. The city sits at an elevation of 72 feet (22 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 62°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 30.7 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.
Population
Gender Distribution
Language Spoken at Home
Social Characteristics
Girton vs United Kingdom Average
Income: Girton vs United Kingdom
Commute Mode
Income
| Median HH Income | $62,123 |
| 17% below United Kingdom avg | |
| Per Capita Income | $62,123 |
| Avg Weekly Wage | $1,195 |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 3.3% |
| 8% below United Kingdom avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 349 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
| Drive Alone | 40.7% |
| Public Transit | 2.9% |
| Work from Home | 43.8% |
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $566,715 |
| 101% above United Kingdom avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $1,553 |
| 34% above United Kingdom avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 71.4% |
| Owner-Occupied | 71.4% |
| Renter-Occupied | 28.6% |
| Housing Units | 1,534 |
Property Tax
Temperature
| Annual Average | 51.8°F |
| 4% below United Kingdom avg | |
| January Average | 40°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 62°F (17°C) |
| Sunny Days | 225 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Area | 434.8 sq mi (1,126.2 km²) |
| Population Density | 9/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 52.2333°N, 0.0833°W |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 0.9 m (3 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1911 | FOLKSTONE, ENGLAND | Meteorological | 0.9 m | — | 149 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 1.8 in | |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 1.3 in | Coldest, Driest |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 1.7 in | |
| April | 47°F (8°C) | 1.7 in | |
| May | 53°F (12°C) | 1.7 in | |
| June | 58°F (15°C) | 2.1 in | Wettest |
| July | 62°F (17°C) | 1.6 in | |
| August | 63°F (17°C) | 1.9 in | Warmest |
| September | 58°F (14°C) | 2.0 in | |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 2.0 in | |
| November | 44°F (7°C) | 2.1 in | |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 1.9 in |
Girton has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 39°F in February to 63°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 21.7 inches, with June being the wettest month (2.1") and February the driest (1.3").
Education
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 47.9% |
| 42% above United Kingdom avg | |
| High School+ | 62.0% |
Area & Infrastructure
| Population Density | 9/sq mi |
| Total Area | 434.8 sq mi |
Services
Commute & Transportation
| Drive Alone | 40.7% |
| Public Transit | 2.9% |
| Work from Home | 43.8% |
Schools in Girton
5 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretton School | — | — | — | — |
| Girton Glebe Primary School | — | — | — | — |
| Gretton School | — | — | — | — |
| Mayfield Primary School | — | — | — | — |
| University of Cambridge Primary School | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Girton
15 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cam FM 97.2 | — | MP3 | |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) | 70's, 80's | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| Cambridge Radio | jazz, pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Mix 92.6 (backup) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Black Cat Radio (US) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| HearMe - Love songs | love songs | MP3 | |
| Hospital Radio Colchester | — | MP3 | |
| Boomerang Radio | — | MP3 | |
| City Sound | pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Mix 92.6 | community radio | MP3 | |
| Radio Xtra | 2000s, 2010s | MP3 | |
| Oldskool UK | dnb, hardcore | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Heart Cambridge 103.0 | hot adult contemporary | MP3 128 kbps | |
| LoversRockRadio | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Heart Peterborough | charts, pop | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Girton
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s fen dwelling | ||||
| Adams Heritage Centre | ||||
| Airborne Assault | ||||
| American Air Museum | ||||
| Anglesey Abbey | ||||
| Ashdon Village Museum | ||||
| Ashdon Village Museum | ||||
| Ashwell Village Museum | ||||
| Bottisham Airfield Museum | ||||
| British Airliner Collection | ||||
| Burwell Museum | ||||
| Cambridge Museum of Technology | ||||
| Cambridge Science Centre | ||||
| Challis House | ||||
| Chatteris Museum | ||||
| Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum | ||||
| Ely Museum | ||||
| Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Heritage Centre | ||||
| Imperial War Museum Duxford 1940 Operations Room | ||||
| IWM Duxford | ||||
| Land Warfare Hall | ||||
| Milstein Exhibition Centre | ||||
| Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | ||||
| Museum of Armed Police | ||||
| Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge | ||||
| Museum of Zoology | ||||
| Norris Museum | ||||
| RAF Witchford Display of Memorabilia | ||||
| Ramsey Rural Museum | ||||
| Royal Anglian Regiment Museum | ||||
| Royston and District Museum | ||||
| Royston and District Museum | ||||
| Saffron Walden Museum | ||||
| Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences | ||||
| Stretham Old Engine | ||||
| The Centre for Computing History | ||||
| The Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life | ||||
| The Museum of Cambridge | ||||
| The Polar Museum | ||||
| The Stained Glass Museum | ||||
| Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum | ||||
| Whipple Museum of the History Of Science |
Libraries in Girton
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbury Court Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bar Hill Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Barnwell Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bartlam Library / Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium | 0.0 | |||||
| Betty and Gordon Moore Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Burwell Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambourne Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambridge Central Library and Learning Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambridge University Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Chatteris Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cherry Hinton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Christ's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Churchill College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Comberton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Community Information Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Cottenham Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ely Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Emmanuel College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Forbes Mellon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Girton College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Gonville and Caius College Library and Archives | 0.0 | |||||
| Great Shelford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Haddenham Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Histon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Homerton College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hughes Hall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Linton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Littleport Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Maitland Robinson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Melbourn Library (in The Hub) | 0.0 | |||||
| Milton Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Murray Edwards College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Newnham College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Papworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Parker Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pembroke College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pepys Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Perne Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Peterhouse Library and Theatre | 0.0 | |||||
| Queens' College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Quincentenary Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ramsey Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Robinson College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Rock Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Royston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Royston Town Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Saffron Walden Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sawston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shakeshaft Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sherlock Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sidney Sussex Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Squire Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Ives Library and Learning Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| St John's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Study Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Swavesey Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Swifts Library & Meeting Room | 0.0 | |||||
| Taylor Library | 0.0 | |||||
| The Luzio Building | 0.0 | |||||
| The New Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Third Court Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Warboys Library | 0.0 | |||||
| West Hub Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Willingham Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wren Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Zoology Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Girton
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Markets | |||||
| Food Park | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| Market Square |
Hotels in Girton
4 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Girton
3 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Girton
1 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in Girton
1 theatres within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Girton
1 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Girton
1 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Girton
1 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Girton
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverley's Brewery | ||||
| Cambridge Brewery | ||||
| Cambridge Moonshine | ||||
| Hereward Brewery | ||||
| Milton Brewery |
Stadiums & Teams in Girton
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Girton
3 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Better Ski & Board Centre | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| InPiste | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
Airports Near Girton
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| London Luton Airport | LTN | Large Airport |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | Large Airport |
| Cambridge City Airport | CBG | Medium Airport |
| Cranfield Airport | — | Medium Airport |
| London City Airport | LCY | Medium Airport |
| London Southend Airport | SEN | Medium Airport |
| RAF Barkston Heath | — | Medium Airport |
| RAF Honington | BEQ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Lakenheath | LKZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Marham | KNF | Medium Airport |
| RAF Mildenhall | MHZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Northolt | NHT | Medium Airport |
| RAF Wittering | — | Medium Airport |
| Andrewsfield Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Armshold Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Audley End Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bakersfield Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Barling Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Barnards Farm | — | Small Airport |
| Barnfield Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Bedford Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Bedwell Hey Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Benington Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bensons Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Black Spring Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Blooms Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Boston Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Boughton North Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bovingdon Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Brickwall Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Brooklands Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Burnham Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Bury Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Cardington Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Chatteris Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Chesham Vale Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Clees Hall Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Coldharbour Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Coleman Green Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Cottered Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Cowbit Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Crosbie Field UL | — | Small Airport |
| Crowland Glider Field | — | Small Airport |
| Cuckoo Tye Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Dalkeith Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Damyns Hall Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Decoy Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Deenethorpe Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Denham Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Drayton Home Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Girton
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Girton Mobile Service | |
| Hazelwood Close Post Office |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Girton
5 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Girton Baptist Church | |
| Girton College Chapel | |
| Roseford Chapel | |
| St Andrew | |
| St Augustine's |
Quick Facts
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Public Holidays in United Kingdom
14 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Girton
What is the population of Girton?
Girton has a population of 3,836 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 9 people per square mile, spread across 434.8 square miles. The median age of residents is 42.9 years, which is older than the national median of 38.9 years. The population is 50.9% female and 49.1% male.
Is Girton expensive to live in?
The median household income is $62,123, 17% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $566,715 (101% above the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $1,553 per month, above the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 9.1x, which means housing is a stretch relative to local earnings.
What is the weather like in Girton?
Girton has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 62°F in July. The area receives 225 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 30.7 inches, with 4.5 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Girton?
Girton has a healthy job market with an unemployment rate of 3.3%, near the national average of 3.6%. The average weekly wage is $1,195. There are 349 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Girton?
The median home value in Girton is $566,715. For renters, the median monthly rent is $1,553. The homeownership rate is 71.4%.
How are the schools in Girton?
47.9% of adults in Girton hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national average of 33.7%. 62.0% have completed high school.
What are the demographics of Girton?
The racial and ethnic makeup of Girton is 9.4% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 6.9% Asian. 91% of residents speak only English at home. 3.6% of the population are military veterans. 3.4% of residents have a disability.