Isle of Wight | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: "All this beauty is of God" | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′N 1°16′W / 50.667°N 1.267°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East |
| Established | 1890 |
| Preceded by | County of Southampton |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| UK Parliament | Bob Seely |
| Police | Hampshire Constabulary |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Susan Sheldon[2] |
| High Sheriff | Caroline Peel[3] (2020/21) |
| Area | 380 km2 (150 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 46th of 48 |
| Population (2022)[4] | 140,794 |
| • Rank | 46th of 48 |
| Density | 371/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 97.3% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Black, 0.1% Other, 1.2% Mixed[5] |
- ^ @Cmdr_hadfield (March 30, 2013). "There may never be a clearer picture of the Isle of Wight from space" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Queen appoints new Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5161.
- ^ "Mid-2022 population estimates by Lieutenancy areas (as at 1997) for England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "2011 Census, Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.