sentences:  The mid-year estimate for the population of Manchester was 510,800 in 2012 and population growth on the previous year was 1.56%, the second highest of the Core Cities after Nottingham.An estimated 6,402,684 people lived within 30 miles of Manchester, and 11,472,603 within 50 miles.The 2011 Census also showed that between 2001 and 2011, the population of Manchester grew 19%, making it the fastest growing area in the UK outside London.