City and Borough of Wakefield · England
Knottingley population
13,804people · latest estimate
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Knottingley has a population of 13,804, making it the 6th largest place in City and Borough of Wakefield. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 13,804, a rise of 0.0% since.
The other populations of Knottingley
Depending on where you draw the boundary, Knottingley has between 9,510 and 13,804 residents. Both are correct.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
13,804 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
9,510 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Knottingley in context
4 km
south-west to Pontefract, the nearest larger town
158,633
people live within 10 km
#955
largest of 6,358 UK places
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Knottingley sits in postcode district WF11.
Common questions
What is the population of Knottingley?
The populated place itself holds 13,804 residents. Each figure describes a different boundary and all are correct; the meanings table on this page says which is which, because a population without its boundary is not an answer.
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Nearby in City and Borough of Wakefield
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontefract | 44,710 |
| 2 | Ossett | 21,861 |
| 3 | South Elmsall | 18,835 |
| 4 | Featherstone | 11,060 |
| 5 | Horbury | 10,225 |
| 6 | Hemsworth | 9,246 |