The population of Seberang Perai was estimated to have increased to 891,300 by 2013.
Besides that, The Heritage Trail would commence from the Butterworth railway station through the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal, a traditional blacksmith shop in Permatang Benuan, the Capal Jago chapal maker's shop in Kepala Batas and terminates at the whispering market in the Kuala Muda fishing village.
These local boards were upgraded into local councils in 1952; the Town Council was also established in the following year.