Borough of Dartford
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The Borough of Dartford is a local government district in the north-west of the county of Kent, England. Its council is based in the town of Dartford. It is part of the contiguous London urban area. It borders the borough of Gravesham to the east, Sevenoaks District to the south, the London Borough of Bexley to the west, and the Thurrock unitary authority in Essex to the north, across the River Thames. The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Dartford, the Swanscombe Urban District, and part of the Dartford Rural District. The 2011 Census had a population of 97,365 which increased to 116,800 in the 2021 census.
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Dartford
Borough of Dartford | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | Kent |
Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
Admin HQ | Dartford |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Dartford Borough Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs | Gareth Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 28.10 sq mi (72.77 km2) |
• Rank | 227th (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 116,777 |
• Rank | 205th (of 296) |
• Density | 4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 29UD (ONS) E07000107 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | TQ538739 |
Website | www |