Isle of Wight
An image of the Isle of Wight from the ISS[1]
Motto
"All this beauty is of God"
The Isle of Wight in England
Coordinates: 50°40′N 1°16′W / 50.667°N 1.267°W / 50.667; -1.267
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East
Established1890
Preceded byCounty of Southampton
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
UK ParliamentBob Seely
PoliceHampshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord LieutenantSusan Sheldon[2]
High SheriffCaroline Peel[3] (2020/21)
Area380 km2 (150 sq mi)
 • Rank46th of 48
Population 
(2022)[4]
140,794
 • Rank46th of 48
Density371/km2 (960/sq mi)
Ethnicity
97.3% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Black, 0.1% Other, 1.2% Mixed[5]
  1. ^ @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.
  2. ^ "Queen appoints new Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5161.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.