Lincolnshire · England
Gainsborough population
20,537people · latest estimate
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Gainsborough has a population of 20,537, making it the 7th largest place in Lincolnshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 19,871, a rise of 3.4% since.
The other populations of Gainsborough
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. |
20,537 | 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. |
21,910 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
19,871 | 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.
Gainsborough in context
14 km
south-west to Retford, the nearest larger town
34,009
people live within 10 km
#631
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 Gainsborough sits in postcode district DN21.
Common questions
What is the population of Gainsborough?
The populated place itself holds 20,537 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.