2001 Census Information
Coalisland is classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as a Small Town (i.e. with population between 4,500 and 10,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 4,917 people living in Coalisland. Of these:
- 29.6% were aged under 16 years and 12.4% were aged 60 and over
- 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female
- 95.8% were from a Catholic background and 3.8% were from a Protestant background
- 4.6% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Read more about this topic: Coalisland
Famous quotes containing the word information:
“I am the very pattern of a modern Major-Gineral,
I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral;
I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical,
From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical;”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)