Dunkirk has a population of 278, making it the 150th largest place in Kent.
#150
of 155 in Kent
The other populations of Dunkirk
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
278 | 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. |
300 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
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Dunkirk in context
5 km
east to Blean, the nearest larger town
127,891
people live within 10 km
#6,059
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 Dunkirk sits in postcode district ME13.
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Nearby in Kent
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brook | 310 |
| 2 | Knockholt | 305 |
| 3 | Crockham Hill | 291 |
| 4 | Lower Hardres | 269 |
| 5 | Frittenden | 267 |
| 6 | Trottiscliffe | 257 |