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Climate data for Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high
°C (°F)
13
(55)
14
(57)
19
(66)
22
(72)
27
(81)
31
(88)
33
(91)
33
(92)
27
(80)
23
(74)
16
(61)
14
(57)
33
(92)
Average
high °C (°F)
7
(44)
8
(46)
9
(49)
12
(53)
15
(59)
17
(62)
19
(66)
19
(67)
17
(63)
14
(57)
10
(50)
7
(45)
13
(55)
Average low
°C (°F)
4
(39)
4
(39)
4
(40)
6
(43)
8
(47)
11
(52)
13
(56)
13
(56)
12
(53)
9
(49)
7
(44)
4
(39)
8
(46)
Record low
°C (°F)
−10
(14)
−9
(16)
−9
(15)
−4
(24)
−2
(29)
2
(36)
4
(39)
3
(37)
0
(32)
−5
(23)
−7
(20)
−11
(12)
−11
(12)
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
71.1
(2.80)
67.3
(2.65)
63.5
(2.50)
54.1
(2.13)
55.1
(2.17)
61.5
(2.42)
56.4
(2.22)
68.3
(2.69)
86.1
(3.39)
110.5
(4.35)
91.9
(3.62)
85.3
(3.36)
871.1
(34.3)
Source: MSN W eather [53]
Demography
Population
The Barrow council district, which includes adjacent urban areas, had a population of around 69,100 according to the 2011 census. This is 4% less than the
2001 figure of 71,900, and the highest percentage population loss in the country between 2001 and 2011. [54][55] The Office for National Statistics states
Barrow's population as being in long term decline with a projected population of around 65,000 by 2037. This is largely a result of negative net
migration. [56]
Ethnicity and language
The 2011 census states 96.9% of Barrow's population as White British, and ethnic minority populations in Barrow stood at 3.1%. [57] Other ethnic groups in
Barrow include Other White 1.3%, Asian 1.0%, Mixed Race 0.5%, Black 0.1%, Arab 0.1% and all other ethnic groups represented 0.1% of the population.
The first people to settle in what is now Barrow were the Celts and Scandinavians followed by the Cornish. Most Barrovians however are descended from
immigrants from Scotland, Ireland and other parts of England who arrived from the late 19th century onwards. Barrow has significant Chinese (in
particular those originating from Hong Kong), Filipino, Indian, Thai and Kosovan communities as well as a Polish population which partly dates back to
World War II, however in general Barrow has a much lower proportion of ethnic minorities than national average. [57]
Barrow's Chinese connections were the subject of a documentary on Chinese state television in 2014. [58] The programme covered diplomat Li
Hongzhang's fact finding mission to the town's steelworks and shipyard in 1896 as well as the 2012 discovery of a hoard of Chinese coins discovered in
Barrow dated around a similar time that have been suggested as having been brought over by sailors or labourers. [58] The Society for Anglo-Chinese
Understanding is a charity with a branch based in Barrow that aims to develop relations with the British Chinese community and the general British
population. It was established in 1975 and publishes the quarterly China Eye magazine.
In 2011 93.2% of the borough's population was born in England, 2.6% in Scotland, 0.6% in Northern
Ireland and 0.5% in Wales. 3.1% of the town's 2011 population were born elsewhere in the world, 1.3% of
which were born in the European Union. The five most common foreign countries of birth were Poland,
the Republic of Ireland, Germany, the Philippines and India. [59]
According to the 2011 census, 98.8% of Barrovians spoke English as a main language, although around 40
languages are spoken in the town with Polish, Chinese, and Tagalog prevailing as the second, third and
fourth most common main languages (0.3%, 0.2% and 0.1% of the population respectively). [60] Of the
797 Barrovians who had a main language other than English, 82.9% can speak English well to very
well. [61]
Religion
In the 2011 census 70.7% of Barrow's population stated themselves as being Christian. People stating no
religion or chose not to state totalled 28.4% combined. Other religious groups represented 0.9% of the
population, with Islam and Buddhism prevailing as the first and second most common groups. [62]
St. James' Church, the largest place
of worship in Barrow