County of London

London
County of London shown within England
Area
• 1911	74,816 acres (302.77 km2)
• 1961	74,903 acres (303.12 km2)
Population
• 1911	4,521,685
• 1961	3,200,484
Density
• 1911	60/acre
• 1961	42/acre
History
• Origin	The Metropolis
• Created	1889
• Abolished	1965
• Succeeded by	Greater London
Status	Administrative and (smaller) ceremonial county
Government	London County Council
• HQ	County Hall, Lambeth
Arms of London County Council
Subdivisions
• Type	Metropolitan boroughs (from 1900)
Boroughs numbered 2-29 (1 is the City)

The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area today known as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888.

• County of London boundary map Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine