Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1813 | 1,468 | — |
| 1821 | 1,364 | −7.1% |
| 1831 | 2,053 | +50.5% |
| 1841 | 2,129 | +3.7% |
| 1851 | 1,696 | −20.3% |
| 1861 | 1,497 | −11.7% |
| 1871 | 1,414 | −5.5% |
| 1881 | 1,278 | −9.6% |
| 1891 | 958 | −25.0% |
| 1901 | 948 | −1.0% |
| 1911 | 886 | −6.5% |
| 1926 | 846 | −4.5% |
| 1936 | 632 | −25.3% |
| 1946 | 573 | −9.3% |
| 1951 | 581 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 1,722 | +196.4% |
| 1961 | 1,753 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1,254 | −28.5% |
| 1971 | 1,296 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 3,388 | +161.4% |
| 1986 | 6,893 | +103.5% |
| 1991 | 6,027 | −12.6% |
| 1996 | 8,528 | +41.5% |
| 2002 | 10,845 | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 10,715 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 12,510 | +16.8% |
The population of 12,510 makes it the fifth largest village in Kildare and the 35th largest in the Republic of Ireland. Measurement can be difficult as much of the village's population is transient – students at NUI Maynooth or St. Patrick's College, or temporary employees at the nearby Intel and Hewlett Packard facilities (both located in Leixlip).
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