List of settlements in Kent by population

The 20 largest settlements of the county of Kent, along with Kings Hill, with district centres in yellow, and key towns and areas shown in white.

This is a list of settlements in Kent by population based on the results of the 2011 census. The next United Kingdom census will take place in 2021. In 2011, there were 44 built-up area subdivisions with 5,000 or more inhabitants in Kent, shown in the table below.

See the List of places in Kent article for an extensive list of local places and districts.

Population ranking

# Settlement Council Area Population (2001)[1] 'Population (2011)'[2]
1 Maidstone Kent 93,670 107,627
2 Gillingham Medway 99,370 104,157
3 Dartford Kent 85,911 97,365
4 Chatham Medway 73,900 76,792
5 Ashford Kent 55,890 67,528
6 Rochester Medway 58,490 62,982
7 Margate Kent 57,790 61,223
8 Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent 49,860 57,772
9 Gravesend Kent 51,560 55,467
10 Canterbury Kent 46,490 54,880
11 Folkestone Kent 45,060 51,337
12 Sittingbourne Kent 42,800 48,948
13 Dover Kent 38,070 41,709
14 Ramsgate Kent 38,100 40,515
15 Tonbridge Kent 35,830 38,657
16 Herne Bay Kent 35,050 38,385
17 Whitstable Kent 30,200 32,100
18 Deal Kent 29,248 30,555
19 Sevenoaks Kent 26,700 29,506
20 Northfleet Kent 25,150 27,628
21 Ditton (/Aylesford/East Malling) Kent 23,580 25,982
22 Broadstairs Kent 23,034 23,632
23 Swanscombe Kent 15,180 19,835
24 Faversham Kent 18,220 19,829
25 Minster Kent 16,850 18,760
26 Swanley Kent 16,588 16,226
27 Hartley (/Longfield/New Ash Green) Kent 16,442 16,029
28 Hythe Kent 14,766 15,092
29 Sheerness Kent 11,654 11,938
30 Southborough Kent 10,233 11,138
31 Snodland Kent 9,330 10,211
32 New Romney Kent 9,406 9,674
33 Edenbridge Kent 7,120 8,172
34 Hawkinge Kent 4,440 8,002
35 Paddock Wood Kent 7,841 7,840
36 King's Hill Kent 3,000 7,459
37 Otford Kent 6,739 7,155
38 Tenterden Kent 6,977 7,118
39 Kingsnorth Kent 3,860 6,563
40 Pembury Kent 6,005 6,128
41 Hoo St Werburgh Medway 5,260 6,113
42 West Kingsdown Kent 5,243 5,484
43 Sturry Kent 5,105 5,085
44 Staplehurst Kent 5,103 5,051
South Darenth Kent 4,230 4,688
Sandwich Kent 4,398 4,599
Borough Green Kent 4,247 4,554
Cuxton Medway 4,329 4,438

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kent (County, South East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  2. ↑ 2011 census table: ONS
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