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 UA/Borough/District Population[1][2][3]
2001 2011
1 Maidstone Maidstone 93,670 113,137
2 Gillingham Medway 99,370 104,157
3 Dartford Dartford 85,911 87,415
4 Chatham Medway 73,900 76,792
5 Ashford Ashford 55,890 74,204
6 Rochester Medway 58,490 62,982
7 Margate Thanet 57,790 61,223
8 Royal Tunbridge Wells Tunbridge Wells 49,860 57,772
9 Gravesend Gravesham 51,560 55,467
10 Canterbury Canterbury 46,490 50,402
11 Folkestone Folkestone and Hythe 45,060 51,337
12 Sittingbourne Swale 42,800 48,948
13 Dover Dover 38,070 43,070
14 Ramsgate Thanet 38,100 40,515
15 Tonbridge Tonbridge and Malling 35,830 38,657
16 Herne Bay Canterbury 35,050 38,385
17 Whitstable Canterbury 30,200 32,100
18 Deal Dover 29,248 30,555
19 Sevenoaks Sevenoaks 26,700 29,506
20 Northfleet Gravesham 25,150 27,628
21 Ditton (/Aylesford/East Malling) Tonbridge and Malling 23,580 25,982
22 Broadstairs Thanet 23,034 23,632
23 Swanscombe Dartford 15,180 19,835
24 Faversham Swale 18,220 19,829
25 Minster Thanet 16,850 18,760
26 Swanley Sevenoaks 16,588 16,226
27 Hartley (/Longfield/New Ash Green) Sevenoaks 16,442 16,029
28 Hythe Folkestone and Hythe 14,766 15,092
29 Sheerness Swale 11,654 11,938
30 Southborough Tunbridge Wells 10,233 11,138
31 Snodland Tonbridge and Malling 9,330 10,211
32 New Romney Folkestone and Hythe 9,406 9,674
33 Edenbridge Sevenoaks 7,120 8,172
34 Hawkinge Folkestone and Hythe 4,440 8,002
35 Paddock Wood Tunbridge Wells 7,841 7,840
36 King's Hill Tonbridge and Malling 3,000 7,459
37 Otford Sevenoaks 6,739 7,155
38 Tenterden Ashford 6,977 7,118
39 Kingsnorth Ashford 3,860 6,563
40 Pembury Tunbridge Wells 6,005 6,128
41 Hoo St Werburgh Medway 5,260 6,113
42 West Kingsdown Sevenoaks 5,243 5,484
43 Sturry Canterbury 5,105 5,085
44 Staplehurst Maidstone 5,103 5,051
South Darenth Sevenoaks 4,230 4,688
Sandwich Dover 4,398 4,599
Borough Green Tonbridge and Malling 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 15 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Medway (Unitary District, South East England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ 2011 census table: ONS