Lincolnshire · England
Scotter population
2,865people · latest estimate
Scotter has a population of 2,865, making it the 44th largest place in Lincolnshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 2,424, a rise of 18.2% since.
The other populations of Scotter
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. |
2,865 | 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. |
2,950 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
| The place in 2005 The same settlement twenty years earlier. |
2,424 | 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.
Scotter in context
4 km
north to Messingham, the nearest larger town
100,607
people live within 10 km
#2,485
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 Scotter sits in postcode district DN21.
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Nearby in Lincolnshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nettleham | 3,437 |
| 2 | Skellingthorpe | 3,359 |
| 3 | Navenby | 2,932 |
| 4 | Donington | 2,805 |
| 5 | Caistor | 2,489 |
| 6 | Swineshead | 2,197 |