Ballinasloe
Béal Átha na Sluaighe | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Society Street | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ballinasloe Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′39″N 8°13′10″W / 53.3275°N 8.2194°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Local authority | Galway County Council |
| Dáil constituency | Roscommon–Galway |
| Civil parishes | Kilcloony[1] Creagh[1] Moore[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,662 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Eircode routing key | H53 |
| Telephone area code | +353 90 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M854307 |
| Website | ballinasloe |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1,811 | — |
| 1831 | 4,615 | +154.8% |
| 1841 | 4,934 | +6.9% |
| 1851 | 3,679 | −25.4% |
| 1861 | 3,909 | +6.3% |
| 1871 | 5,052 | +29.2% |
| 1881 | 4,772 | −5.5% |
| 1891 | 4,642 | −2.7% |
| 1901 | 4,904 | +5.6% |
| 1911 | 5,169 | +5.4% |
| 1926 | 5,245 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 5,834 | +11.2% |
| 1946 | 5,421 | −7.1% |
| 1951 | 5,596 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 5,489 | −1.9% |
| 1961 | 5,711 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 5,828 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 5,969 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 6,481 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 6,227 | −3.9% |
| 1991 | 5,812 | −6.7% |
| 1996 | 5,654 | −2.7% |
| 2002 | 6,101 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 6,158 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6,659 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 6,662 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,597 | −1.0% |
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Ballinasloe (/ˌbælnəˈsloʊ/ bal-na-SLOH; Irish: Béal Átha na Sluaighe, meaning 'mouth of the ford of the crowds')[10] is a town in the easternmost part of County Galway in Connacht. Located at an ancient crossing point on the River Suck, evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of Bronze Age sites. Built around a 12th-century castle, which defended the fording point, the modern town of Ballinasloe was "founded" in the early 13th century. As of the 2016 census, it was one of the largest towns in County Galway, with a population of 6,662 people.[3]
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- ^ "Population Density and Area Size 2016". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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- ^ "Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency – Census Home Page". Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ Lee, J. J. (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
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- ^ "Béal Átha na Sluaighe / Ballinasloe". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 May 2022.