| Characteristics of Delft | |||||
| - | located in the center of the Randstad between | ||||
| The Hague (9 km) and Rotterdam (14 km), | |||||
| on the A13 Motorway and A4 Motorway | |||||
| - | close to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (53 km) | ||||
| and Rotterdam Airport Zestienhoven (10 km) | |||||
| - | historic city center with monumental buildings | ||||
| - | fully equipped middle sized town | ||||
| - | many knowledge based companies | ||||
| Surface area Delft: | 2.631 | hectares | |||
| Population Delft by sex | |||||
| January 1st. | men | women | total | ||
| 1880 | 12.592 | 13.436 | 26.028 | ||
| 1900 | 15.296 | 16.293 | 31.589 | ||
| 1920 | 19.547 | 18.886 | 38.433 | ||
| 1940 | 27.541 | 27.416 | 54.957 | ||
| 1960 | 37.974 | 35.349 | 73.323 | ||
| 1980 | 42.940 | 40.971 | 83.911 | ||
| 2000 | 50.299 | 45.802 | 96.101 | ||
| 2001 | 50.420 | 46.021 | 96.441 | ||
| of which other | |||||
| nationalities | abs. | 4.076 | 3.195 | 7.271 | |
| % | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||
| source: CBS and Registry Office | |||||