Longford

Longford
An Longfort
Town
St Mel's Cathedral, Longford
Longford is located in Ireland
Longford
Longford
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°43′37″N 7°48′00″W / 53.727°N 7.800°W / 53.727; -7.800
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Longford
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 • Rank46th
 • Urban
10,952
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
N39
Telephone area code043
Irish Grid ReferenceN135750
Websitewww.longford.ie

Longford (Irish: An Longfort) is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It had a population of 10,952 at the 2022 census.[1] It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meeting of Ireland's N4 and N5 roads, which means that traffic travelling between Dublin and County Mayo, or north County Roscommon passes around the town. Longford railway station, on the Dublin-Sligo line, is used heavily by commuters.

  1. ^ a b "Interactive Data Visualisations: Towns: Longford". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 September 2023.