Ballincollig
Baile an Chollaigh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Ballincollig Castle | |
  Ballincollig Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′16.54″N 8°35′21.44″W / 51.8879278°N 8.5892889°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Government | |
| • Type | Cork City Council |
| • Dáil Éireann | Cork North-West |
| • European Parliament | South |
| Elevation | 70 ft (20 m) |
| Population | 18,621 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | P31 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)21 |
| Irish Grid Reference | W595708 |
| Website | ballincollig |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 1,287 | — |
| 1851 | 789 | −38.7% |
| 1861 | 917 | +16.2% |
| 1871 | 524 | −42.9% |
| 1881 | 1,130 | +115.6% |
| 1891 | 836 | −26.0% |
| 1901 | 746 | −10.8% |
| 1911 | 815 | +9.2% |
| 1926 | 220 | −73.0% |
| 1936 | 260 | +18.2% |
| 1946 | 300 | +15.4% |
| 1951 | 986 | +228.7% |
| 1956 | 1,105 | +12.1% |
| 1961 | 1,151 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 1,246 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 2,110 | +69.3% |
| 1981 | 7,231 | +242.7% |
| 1986 | 10,522 | +45.5% |
| 1991 | 12,124 | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 13,288 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 14,591 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 15,760 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 17,368 | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 18,621 | +7.2% |
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Ballincollig (Irish: Baile an Chollaigh)[8] is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 road. In 2016 it was the largest town in County Cork, at which time the Ballincollig Electoral Division had a population of 18,621 people.[1] It is located beyond the green belt from the suburbs of Bishopstown and Wilton. Historically home to the Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills which is now a Regional Park, the town has seen much growth in recent years as a satellite of Cork city. In 2024, Ballincollig was named the tidiest town in Ireland.[9]
- ^ a b c "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Electoral Division Ballincollig". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Census 2016 results show Cork county population rose by 4.2%". The Corkman. Independent News & Media. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ Census for post 1821 figures. Archived 20 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website". www.histpop.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; Ó Gráda, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. hdl:10197/1406.[dead link]
- ^ "Baile an Chollaigh/Ballincollig". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "TidyTowns 2024: Full list of winners as Ballincollig in Co Cork claims top prize". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2024.