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Towns in Northern Ireland with 1,000 or more persons within Local Government Districts (1991 Census)
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Research: Fionnuala McKenna
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Towns in Northern Ireland with 1,000 or more persons within Local Government Districts, total private households and usually resident pupulation - persons, males and females (1991 Census Returns)
There are currently 3 cities in Northern Ireland: Armagh, Belfast, and Derry.
Town |
Total private households |
Usually resident population |
|
|
Persons |
Males |
Females |
Antrim |
|
|
|
|
Antrim |
7,100 |
20,878 |
10,121 |
10,757 |
Crumlin |
575 |
1,762 |
854 |
908 |
Randalstown |
1324 |
3,925 |
1,853 |
2,072 |
Templepatrick |
479 |
1,383 |
676 |
707 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ards |
|
|
|
|
Ballygowan |
761 |
2,289 |
1,140 |
1,149 |
Ballywalter |
411 |
1,073 |
512 |
561 |
Comber |
2,913 |
8,333 |
4,098 |
4,235 |
Donaghadee |
1,873 |
4,455 |
2,073 |
2,382 |
Millisle |
551 |
1,531 |
743 |
788 |
Newtownards |
8,610 |
23,869 |
11,421 |
12,448 |
Portaterry |
725 |
2,324 |
1,160 |
1,164 |
Portavogie |
503 |
1,482 |
731 |
751 |
|
|
|
|
|
Armagh |
|
|
|
|
Armagh |
4,540 |
14,265 |
6,875 |
7,390 |
Keady |
726 |
2,467 |
1,203 |
1,264 |
Markethill |
477 |
1,337 |
635 |
702 |
Richhill |
898 |
2,709 |
1,360 |
1,349 |
Tandragee |
971 |
2,871 |
1,398 |
1,473 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymena |
|
|
|
|
Ahoghill |
590 |
1,686 |
825 |
861 |
Ballymena |
9,814 |
28,112 |
13,605 |
14,507 |
Broughshane |
695 |
1,873 |
911 |
962 |
Cullybackey |
766 |
2,167 |
1,026 |
1,141 |
Portglenone |
391 |
1,193 |
598 |
595 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ballymoney |
|
|
|
|
Ballymoney |
2,786 |
7,818 |
3,735 |
4,083 |
|
|
|
|
|
Banbridge |
|
|
|
|
Banbridge |
3,959 |
11,448 |
5,567 |
5,881 |
Dromore |
1,292 |
3,434 |
1,618 |
1,816 |
Gilford |
540 |
1,551 |
787 |
764 |
|
|
|
|
|
Belfast * |
107,394 |
279,237 |
130,820 |
148,417 |
|
|
|
|
|
Carrickfergus |
|
|
|
|
Carrickfergus |
8,164 |
22,786 |
11,059 |
11,727 |
Greenisland |
1,862 |
4,967 |
2,357 |
2,610 |
Whitehead |
1,429 |
3,761 |
1,823 |
1,938 |
|
|
|
|
|
Castlereagh |
|
|
|
|
Carryduff |
1,505 |
4,270 |
2,037 |
2,233 |
Dundonald |
5,068 |
12,943 |
6,135 |
6,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
Coleraine |
|
|
|
|
Castlerock |
378 |
1,023 |
483 |
540 |
Coleraine |
7,290 |
20,721 |
9,956 |
10,765 |
Garvagh |
388 |
1,091 |
520 |
571 |
Kilrea |
431 |
1,271 |
620 |
651 |
Portrush |
2,256 |
5,598 |
2,592 |
3,006 |
Portstewart |
2,628 |
6,459 |
3,030 |
3,429 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cookstown |
|
|
|
|
Cookstown |
3,210 |
9,842 |
4,797 |
5,045 |
Moneymore |
382 |
1,231 |
583 |
648 |
|
|
|
|
|
Craigavon |
|
|
|
|
Bleary |
332 |
1,029 |
491 |
538 |
Craigavon |
2,831 |
9,201 |
4,436 |
4,785 |
Lurgan |
7,387 |
21,905 |
10,601 |
11,304 |
Magheralin |
369 |
1,075 |
523 |
552 |
Portadown |
7,728 |
21,299 |
10,215 |
11,084 |
Waringstown |
637 |
1,831 |
896 |
935 |
|
|
|
|
|
Derry |
|
|
|
|
Culmore |
296 |
1,116 |
569 |
547 |
Drumahoe |
361 |
1,146 |
594 |
552 |
Eglinton |
524 |
1,658 |
841 |
817 |
Londonderry |
21,485 |
72,334 |
35,125 |
37,209 |
Newbuildings |
597 |
2,025 |
969 |
1,056 |
Prehen |
324 |
1,143 |
578 |
565 |
Strathfoyle |
514 |
1,703 |
840 |
863 |
Tullyalley |
606 |
1,971 |
968 |
1,003 |
|
|
|
|
|
Down |
|
|
|
|
Ardglass |
455 |
1,651 |
803 |
848 |
Ballynahinch |
1,533 |
4,591 |
2,203 |
2,388 |
Castlewellan |
602 |
2,133 |
1,061 |
1,072 |
Crossgar |
406 |
1,246 |
615 |
631 |
Downpatrick |
3,015 |
10,113 |
4,901 |
5,212 |
Dundrum |
318 |
1,004 |
483 |
521 |
Killyleagh |
802 |
2,221 |
1,108 |
1,113 |
Newcastle |
2,451 |
7,214 |
3,425 |
3,789 |
Saintfield |
761 |
2,168 |
1,046 |
1,122 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dungannon |
|
|
|
|
Coalisland |
1,066 |
3,802 |
1,848 |
1,954 |
Dungannon |
3,005 |
9,190 |
4,407 |
4,783 |
Fivemiletown |
393 |
1,107 |
533 |
574 |
Moygashel |
421 |
1,178 |
551 |
627 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fermanagh |
|
|
|
|
Enniskillen |
3,840 |
11,436 |
5,470 |
5,966 |
Irvinestown |
661 |
1,906 |
911 |
995 |
Lisnaskee |
781 |
2,367 |
1,120 |
1,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
Larne |
|
|
|
|
Ballycarry |
346 |
1,010 |
504 |
506 |
Carnlough |
454 |
1,493 |
737 |
756 |
Larne |
6,432 |
17,575 |
8,337 |
9,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
Limavady |
|
|
|
|
Ballykelly |
489 |
2,140 |
1,291 |
849 |
Dungiven |
747 |
2,812 |
1,420 |
1,392 |
Greysteel |
280 |
1,029 |
521 |
508 |
Limavady |
3,332 |
10,350 |
5,021 |
5,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
Lisburn |
|
|
|
|
Derriaghy |
573 |
1,696 |
831 |
865 |
Dunmurry |
4,492 |
12,771 |
6,056 |
6,715 |
Hillsborough |
856 |
2,407 |
1,161 |
1,246 |
Lisburn |
14,741 |
42,110 |
20,489 |
21,621 |
Magheraberry |
335 |
1,009 |
512 |
497 |
Moira |
950 |
2,772 |
1,368 |
1,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
Magherafelt |
|
|
|
|
Bellaghy |
293 |
1,041 |
501 |
540 |
Castledawson |
551 |
1,691 |
817 |
874 |
Draperstown |
414 |
1,409 |
689 |
720 |
Maghera |
855 |
2,876 |
1,413 |
1,463 |
Magherafelt |
2,105 |
6,682 |
3,191 |
3,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
Moyle |
|
|
|
|
Ballycastle |
1,304 |
4,005 |
1,915 |
2,090 |
Bushmills |
501 |
1,348 |
655 |
693 |
Cushendall |
386 |
1,285 |
633 |
652 |
|
|
|
|
|
Newry and Mourne |
|
|
|
|
Annalong |
595 |
1,832 |
903 |
929 |
Bessbrook |
851 |
3,132 |
1,781 |
1,351 |
Cloughreagh |
438 |
1,484 |
733 |
751 |
Crossmaglen |
480 |
1,586 |
780 |
806 |
Kilkeel |
1,881 |
6,024 |
2,923 |
3,101 |
Newry |
6,631 |
21,633 |
10,501 |
11,132 |
Rathfriland |
732 |
2,126 |
1,030 |
1,096 |
Rostrevor |
692 |
2,269 |
1,119 |
1,150 |
Warrenpoint |
1,763 |
5,408 |
2,612 |
2,796 |
|
|
|
|
|
Newtownabbey |
|
|
|
|
Ballyclare |
2,615 |
7,108 |
3,431 |
3,677 |
Mossley |
511 |
1,420 |
684 |
736 |
Newtownabbey |
20,395 |
56,811 |
27,298 |
29,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
North Down |
|
|
|
|
Bangor |
19,526 |
52,437 |
24,913 |
27,524 |
Craigavad |
565 |
1,669 |
821 |
848 |
Helens Bay |
487 |
1,268 |
609 |
659 |
Holywood |
3,475 |
9,252 |
4,430 |
4,822 |
|
|
|
|
|
Omagh |
|
|
|
|
Fintona |
469 |
1,324 |
661 |
663 |
Omagh |
5,473 |
17,280 |
8,448 |
8,832 |
|
|
|
|
|
Strabane |
|
|
|
|
Castlederg |
844 |
2,579 |
1,221 |
1,358 |
Newtownstewart |
496 |
1,520 |
751 |
769 |
Sion Mills |
550 |
1,676 |
833 |
843 |
Strabane |
3,364 |
11,670 |
5,624 |
6,046 |
* Figures for the District Council Area of Belfast
Source: Department of Health and Social Services. Registrar General Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Census 1991: Summary Report. Belfast: HMSO. (pp.14-17)
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