Harrogate's main shopping district is focused on Cambridge Street, Oxford Street, Beulah Street and James Street where most of the high street shops can be found. The part within the township of Bilton developed into the community of High Harrogate, and the part within Pannal developed into the community of Low Harrogate. The Harrogate Informer publishes news online throughout the district. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average. Harrogate is also connected to Wetherby and the A1(M) by the A661, while the A658 from Bradford forms a bypass around the south of the town. There were 1,091 housing units at an average density of 262.1 per square mile (101.3/km2). With a 2020 population of 4,341, it is the 112th largest city in Tennessee and the 5161st largest city in the United States. Harrogate grew out of two smaller settlements, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate, in the 17th century. The median age was 38 years. Two military installations are located to the west of Harrogate, the Army Foundation College and RAF Menwith Hill, an electronic monitoring station. In 2012, Harrogate had the highest concentration of drink-drivers in the UK. It may derive from Old Norse hǫrgr 'a heap of stones, cairn' + gata 'street', in which case the name presumably meant 'road to the cairn'. [15] An area to the north of the developing town was reserved to the Duchy of Lancaster, and was developed for residential building. Harrogate railway station and Harrogate bus station in the town centre provide transport connections. The event attracted record crowds to the town centre and was televised to a global audience.
Harrogate is currently growing at a rate of 0.05% annually but its population has decreased by -1.09% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 4,389 in 2010. The Valley Gardens, in Low Harrogate, is the town's main park and covers much of the area originally known as 'Bogs Field', where a number of springs were discovered. [36] During the Second World War, RAF Harrogate was also used as a training establishment for medical staff and recruit training for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Harrogate was a gold medal winner of Europe in Bloom in 2004. Cumberland Gap High School is located in Harrogate but has a Cumberland Gap address.
Bath Hospital (later the Royal Bath Hospital) was built in 1826.
The form Harlowgate is known from 1518,[9] and apparently in the court rolls of Edward II. The town's Daniel Boone Arboretum contains over 50 labeled species of native trees.
Other wells can be found in the Valley Gardens and Royal Pump Room museum. This section compares Harrogate to the 50 most populous places in the United States. [54] Reports suggest the reopening of a line between Ripon and Harrogate would be economically viable, costing £40 million and could initially attract 1,200 passengers a day, rising to 2,700. Lincoln Memorial University, a private four-year co-educational liberal arts college founded in 1897, is located in Harrogate. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.73% White, 0.94% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Harrogate bus station is in the town centre. Name Status Population Census 2001-04-29 Population Census 2011-03-27 Population Estimate 2018-06-30 ; East Riding of Yorkshire: Unitary District: 314,113: 334,179 The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,227, and the median income for a family was $44,492. The Great Yorkshire Show, Countryside Live and the twice yearly Harrogate Flower Shows take place there annually. The Valley Gardens (locals use the definite article) has an ice-cream parlour, children's play area with outdoor paddling pool, a skate park, frisbee golf, crazy golf and mini golf. [21][22] Harrogate is prosperous and has some of the highest property prices in England, with many properties in the town and surrounding villages valued at £1 million or more, it is generally considered the most expensive place to live in the North of England.