Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1841 | 703 | — |
| 1851 | 549 | −21.9% |
| 1861 | 421 | −23.3% |
| 1871 | 346 | −17.8% |
| 1881 | 383 | +10.7% |
| 1891 | 349 | −8.9% |
| 1901 | 305 | −12.6% |
| 1911 | 318 | +4.3% |
| 1926 | 266 | −16.4% |
| 1936 | 240 | −9.8% |
| 1946 | 273 | +13.8% |
| 1951 | 268 | −1.8% |
| 1956 | 229 | −14.6% |
| 1961 | 207 | −9.6% |
| 1971 | 213 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 186 | −12.7% |
| 1981 | 204 | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 244 | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 280 | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 268 | −4.3% |
| 2002 | 370 | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 533 | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 674 | +26.5% |
Kildangan Village has a population of approximately 555, the vast majority of the population reside outside the village, in the District Electoral Division(DED) of Kildangan and Ballybrackan. Between 1996 and 2011 there was a 151% increase in population of the Kildangan DED as the M7 motorway and increased frequency of rail services from Kildare opened up Kildangan for housing development. Kildangan is approximately 60 km from Dublin, and the majority of the population increase is of commuters employed in Dublin City and the surrounding area. Of the indigenous population Bord na Móna is the main source of employment in the immediate area. Kildangan Stud, and the agricultural sector also constitute a major source of local employment. Population figures are for Kildangan DED, covering an area of 1500 hectares approx and containing the Townlands of Ballygreany, Ballyvarney, Duneany, Fennor, Grangebeg, Kildangan and Rathmuck.
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