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Shannon
Irish: Sionainn | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 View over Shannon, with the industrial area on the left and the housing on the right | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Shannon Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′49″N 8°52′07″W / 52.713731°N 8.868628°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Dáil constituency | Clare |
| EU Parliament | South |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,256 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | V14 |
| Telephone area code | 061 |
| Irish Grid Reference | R402624 |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 241 | — |
| 1851 | 196 | −18.7% |
| 1861 | 156 | −20.4% |
| 1871 | 147 | −5.8% |
| 1881 | 95 | −35.4% |
| 1961 | 234 | +146.3% |
| 1966 | 1,658 | +608.5% |
| 1971 | 3,657 | +120.6% |
| 1981 | 7,998 | +118.7% |
| 1986 | 8,005 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 7,920 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | 7,940 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8,561 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 9,222 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 9,673 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 9,729 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 10,256 | +5.4% |
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Shannon (Irish: Sionainn) or Shannon Town (Baile na Sionnainne), named after the river near which it stands, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It was given town status on 1 January 1982. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick and Ennis. It is the location of Shannon Airport, an international airport serving the Clare/Limerick region in the west of Ireland.
It has a population of 10,256 as per the 2022 census, the second largest town in the county.[1]
- ^ a b c "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Shannon". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Shannon". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Central Statistics Office Ireland and Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website. Shannon was not a census form until 1961. Pre 1961 figures include the townlands of Clenagh, Drumline and Rineanna. Post 1986 figures include the environs of Shannon Clenagh.