For the town within the Borough of Dartford, see Dartford.
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Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England
Dartford
Borough of Dartford
Borough & Non-metropolitan district
Aerial of Dartford and the Dartford Crossing over the River Thames
Dartford shown within Kent
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
(2022)
• Total
118,820
• Rank
203rd (of 296)
• Density
4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
[1]
• Ethnic groups
List
74.5% White
10.5% Black
9.9% Asian
3.1% Mixed
2% other
Religion (2021)
[1]
• Religion
List
48.1% Christianity
36.5% no religion
5.3% not stated
3.8% Hinduism
3.5% Islam
1.7% Sikhism
0.6% Buddhism
0.4% other
0.1% Judaism
Time zone
UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code
29UD (ONS) E07000107 (GSS)
OS grid reference
TQ538739
Website
www.dartford.gov.uk
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.
^ abUK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Dartford Horse Local Authority (E07000107)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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