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Wolverhampton ( (listen)) is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 249,470. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector.