Carrick - Definition and Overview

Carrick District
Shown within Cornwall
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South West England
Admin. County:	Cornwall
Area: - Total	Ranked 108th 461.00 km²
Admin. HQ:	Truro
ONS code:	15UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 253rd 88,911 193 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.7% White
Politics
Carrick District Council http://www.carrick.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrats
MPs:	Candy Atherton, Matthew Taylor

Carrick is a local government district in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Truro. Other places include Falmouth and Penryn.

The district was created on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the city of Truro, the boroughs of Falmouth and Penryn, and Truro Rural District. It is named after the Carrick Roads, an inlet near Falmouth that the rivers Percuil, Penryn and Fal drain into.