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Maldon District Council

Local authority area: Maldon

Maldon is a district council in Essex, in the East of England region of England. It covers 358.7 km² and had 67,554 residents in 2022 — about 188 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Maldon.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Maldon, 2012–2022.

Residents, 202267,554+9.1% since 2012

Land area358.7km²138.5 sq mi

Density188/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#368of 382 UK councils · #308 in England

Population estimates5 data points

61.9K62.7K64.4K66.2K67.6K

20122015201820212022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Maldon became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Essex

All councils in East of England

Colchester194,394 Basildon188,848 Chelmsford183,326 Braintree157,681 Tendring151,451 Epping Forest134,989 Harlow94,409 Uttlesford92,578 Castle Point89,731 Rochford87,216 Brentwood77,332

Elections

17 electoral wards

Census 2021: 66,205 residents in 27,900 households across the wards; 25.0% aged 65+, 76.2% of homes owned, 11.3% of households without a car.

1Southminster1,936 households · 20.5% aged 65+4,828 2Heybridge West1,939 households · 18.3% aged 65+4,810 3Burnham-on-Crouch North1,972 households · 25.1% aged 65+4,682 4Mayland1,798 households · 24.6% aged 65+4,450 5Maldon North2,243 households · 31.6% aged 65+4,409 6Tolleshunt D'Arcy1,765 households · 26.8% aged 65+4,398

All wards of Maldon

Westminster

Constituencies

Maldon · 13 wards Witham · 4 wards

Source: Wikidata Q613878 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.