Wootton has a population of 4,467, making it the 47th largest place in Kent. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 4,572, a fall of 2.3% since.
The other populations of Wootton
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. |
4,467 | GeoNames |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
4,572 | World Gazetteer (2005) |
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.
Wootton in context
7 km
south to Hawkinge, the nearest larger town
29,021
people live within 10 km
#2,023
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 Wootton sits in postcode district CT4.