Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Stafford | | **Common Name** | Stafford | | **Native Name(s)** | Stafford | | **Nicknames** | The County Town, The Knot City | | **Motto** | _Stat Fortuna Domus Virtute_ (The fortune of the house stands by its virtue) | | **Geographic Level** | Town (County Town of Staffordshire) | | **Country** | United Kingdom | | **State/Province** | England (Staffordshire) | | **Capital** | N/A (Stafford is the county town itself) | | **Government Type** | Two-tier local government (Borough Council and County Council) | | **Date Founded** | c. 913 AD (Fortified by Æthelflæd) | | **Time Zone** | GMT (UTC+0) / BST (UTC+1) | | **Latitude** | 52.8066° N | | **Longitude** | 2.1171° W | | **Elevation** | ~80 m (262 ft) | | **Total Area** | ~17 sq km (Town); 598 sq km (Borough) | | **Population** | ~71,000 (Town); ~136,000 (Borough, 2021 estimate) | | **Population Density** | ~4,100 / sq km (Town) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | ST16, ST17, ST18, ST19, ST20, ST21 | | **Area Codes** | 01785 | | **Official Languages** | English | | **Currency** | British Pound Sterling (GBP) | | **Demonym** | Staffordian |