Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 18 Feb 2003

Vol. 561 No. 4

Written Answers. - Population Statistics.

Paudge Connolly

Ceist:

171 Mr. Connolly asked the Taoiseach the population in each DED in County Cavan and County Monaghan in the 1926 Census of Population and in the 2002 Census of Population. [4551/03]

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Ms Hanafin):

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables.

Table 1

Population in each Electoral Division of County Cavan, Censuses of Population 1926 and 2002 (preliminary)

	Population			Change in Population
Electoral Division	1926	2002	Actual	%
Total for Cavan County	82,452	56,416	26,036	31.6
Cavan Urban	3,060	3,497	437	14.3
Bailieborough	2,668	2,840	172	6.4
Carnagarve	825	488	337	40.8
Crossbane	851	416	435	51.1
Drumanespick	593	329	264	44.5
Enniskeen	568	373	195	34.3
Killinkere	936	364	572	61.1
Kingscourt	1,099	2,019	920	83.7
Lisagoan	629	319	310	49.3
Mullagh	1,110	953	157	14.1
Shercock	1,323	950	373	28.2

	Population			Change in Population
Electoral Division	1926	2002	Actual	%
Skeagh	774	397	377	48.7
Taghart	968	523	445	46.0
Termon	876	436	440	50.2
Ballyconnell	1,186	1,064	-122	10.3
Ballymagauran	565	270	295	52.2
Bawnboy	905	541	364	40.2
Benbrack	600	88	512	85.3
Bilberry	302	167	135	44.7
Carn	379	207	172	45.4
Diamond	246	116	130	52.8
Doogary	315	138	177	56.2
Kinawley	472	114	358	75.8
Lissanover	547	269	278	50.8
Pedara Vohers	456	151	305	66.9
Swanlinbar	646	385	261	40.4
Templeport	989	292	697	70.5
Tircahan	469	32	437	93.2
Ballyjamesduff	1,486	1,393	-93	6.3
Castlerahan	1,367	695	672	49.2
Kilbride	1,256	777	479	38.1
Lurgan	592	390	202	34.1
Munterconnaught	1,027	792	235	22.9
Virginia	2,525	2,364	-161	6.4
Ardue	715	643	72	10.1
Arvagh	1,677	856	821	49.0
Ashfield	622	323	299	48.1
Ballintemple	740	475	265	35.8
Ballyhaise	803	788	15	1.9
Ballymachugh	969	649	320	33.0
Bellananagh	1,036	1,080	44	4.2
Belturbet Urban	1,307	1,304	-3	0.2
Bruce Hall	434	188	246	56.7
Butler's Bridge	390	357	33	8.5
Canningstown	1,000	527	473	47.3
Carrafin	719	334	385	53.5
Castlesaunderson	574	228	346	60.3
Cavan Rural	1,657	3,635	1,978	119.4
Clonervy	718	759	41	5.7
Cootehill Rural	1,431	895	536	37.5
Cootehill Urban	1,532	1,368	-164	10.7
Corr	471	278	193	41.0
Corraneary	953	388	565	59.3
Crossdoney	772	477	295	38.2
Crosskeys	939	609	330	35.1
Cuttragh	510	316	194	38.0
Denn	1,026	656	370	36.1
Derrin	742	355	387	52.2
Drumcarban	1,131	557	574	50.8
Drumcarn	1,002	525	477	47.6

	Population			Change in Population
Electoral Division	1926	2002	Actual	%
Drung	901	533	368	40.8
Graddum	868	462	406	46.8
Grilly	673	376	297	44.1
Kilconny	559	281	278	49.7
Kill	787	330	457	58.1
Killashandra	1,476	1,124	-352	23.8
Killykeen	708	549	159	22.5
Kilnaleck	1,174	787	387	33.0
Knappagh	962	394	568	59.0
Larah North	1,004	425	579	57.7
Larah South	980	500	480	49.0
Milltown	660	339	321	48.6
Moynehall	945	1,302	357	37.8
Rakenny	928	448	480	51.7
Redhill	730	426	304	41.6
Springfield	582	182	400	68.7
Stradone	1,096	708	388	35.4
Tullyvin East	753	377	376	49.9
Tullyvin West	651	253	398	61.1
Waterloo	1,410	650	760	53.9
Derrylahan	554	116	438	79.1
Derrynananta	275	39	236	85.8
Dowra	808	152	656	81.2
Dunmakeever	596	129	467	78.4
Eskey	487	269	218	44.8
Killinagh	464	110	354	76.3
Teebane	332	34	298	89.8
Tuam	639	337	302	47.3
Drumlumman	856	521	335	39.1
Kilcogy	807	371	436	54.0
Kilgolagh	668	314	354	53.0
Loughdawan	801	342	459	57.3
Scrabby	838	517	321	38.3

Table 2

Population in each Electoral Division of County Monaghan, Censuses of Population 1926 and 2002

	Population			Change in Population
Electoral Division	1926	2002	Actual	%
Total for Monaghan County	65,131	52,772	12,359	19.0
Carrickmacross Urban	1,995	1,970	-25	1.3
Castleblayney Urban	1,550	957	593	38.3
Clones Urban	2,365	1,118	1,247	52.7
Monaghan Urban	4,636	2,160	2,476	53.4
Ballymackney	779	900	121	15.5
Bocks	770	530	240	31.2
Carrickmacross Rural	970	2,553	1,583	163.2
Corracharra	538	253	285	53.0
Crossalare	727	470	257	35.4
Donaghmoyne	572	616	44	7.7

	Population			Change in Population
Electoral Division	1926	2002	Actual	%
Drumboory	579	447	132	22.8
Drumcarrow	817	346	471	57.6
Drumgurra	908	485	423	46.6
Enagh	708	675	33	4.7
Inishkeen	1,135	1,012	-123	10.8
Kilmurry	816	495	321	39.3
Kiltybegs	836	541	295	35.3
Loughfea	672	529	143	21.3
Raferagh	918	447	471	51.3
Annayalla	954	550	404	42.3
Ballybay Rural	728	1,172	444	61.0
Ballybay Urban	1,079	434	645	59.8
Bellatrain	377	212	165	43.8
Broomfield	980	662	318	32.4
Carrickaslane	818	462	356	43.5
Carrickatee	681	307	374	54.9
Castleblayney Rural	1,087	2,997	1,910	175.7
Church Hill	943	564	379	40.2
Creeve	1,096	537	559	51.0
Cremartin	1,415	909	506	35.8
Greagh	653	449	204	31.2
Laragh	796	515	281	35.3
Mullyash	775	351	424	54.7
Aghabog	664	305	359	54.1
Anny	755	362	393	52.1
Clones Rural	1,629	1,486	-143	8.8
Cormeen	907	457	450	49.6
Currin	985	532	453	46.0
Dawsongrove	748	643	105	14.0
Drum	516	182	334	64.7
Drummully	390	102	288	73.8
Killeevan	724	354	370	51.1
Killynenagh	567	174	393	69.3
Lisnaveane	755	384	371	49.1
Newbliss	866	667	199	23.0
St. Tierney	481	410	71	14.8
Anketell Grove	961	957	4	0.4
Bellanode	990	1,175	185	18.7
Bragan	522	263	259	49.6
Caddagh	836	440	396	47.4
Castleshane	935	733	202	21.6
Clones	897	463	434	48.4
Clontibret	1,059	722	337	31.8
Derrygorry	440	284	156	35.5
Drumhillagh	953	612	341	35.8
Drumsnat	842	932	90	10.7
Emyvale	769	1,100	331	43.0
Enagh	553	452	101	18.3
Figullar	614	413	201	32.7

	Population			Change in Population
Electoral Division	1926	2002	Actual	%
Glaslough	787	730	57	7.2
Killylough	787	559	228	29.0
Kilmore	671	538	133	19.8
Monaghan Rural	1,425	4,862	3,437	241.2
Rackwallace	1,106	777	329	29.7
Scotstown	1,058	993	65	6.1
Shanmullagh	392	210	182	46.4
Sheskin	1,048	530	518	49.4
Tedavnet	983	829	154	15.7
Tehallan	741	888	147	19.8
Tullycorbet	1,102	627	475	43.1