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Census Results: Twenty people in same-sex civil partnerships living in Longford

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Census Results: Twenty people in same-sex civil partnerships living in Longford

Census 2016 marked the first time that this relationship category was recorded in an Irish census, following the enactment of civil partnership legislation. There were 20 people in this category in County Longford, and 3,034 in ...

27 Jul 2017 at 15:02

Census Results: Number of people living alone in Longford has increased

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Census Results: Number of people living alone in Longford has increased

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published ‘Profile 4 Households and Families’ on Thursday, July 27, based on findings from Census 2016. It recorded that there are 10,636 families in County Longford, an increase of 475 (4....

27 Jul 2017 at 18:00

Census results show there are more men in Co Longford than women

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Census results show there are more men in Co Longford than women

“In Longford there are 300 more males than females,” said Neil Nugent, Central Statistics Office (CSO) before pointing out that there were 210 more males than females in Co Roscommon.   “The average age is also increasing and if we look at ...

07 Apr 2017 at 17:48

Commuting in Longford: 72.8% of working commuters in Longford travel by car

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Commuting in Longford: 72.8% of working commuters in Longford travel by car

The report shows that in April 2016 the number of people travelling to work, school or college stood at 2,962,550 nationally - that's an increase of 9.3% on the 2011 figure. There were 1,875,773 people commuting to work in April 2016, an ...

31 Aug 2017 at 14:00

Census results show population increase in Co Longford

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Census results show population increase in Co Longford

The population of Co Longford now stands at 40,873, an increase of 4.8% over the last five years and the county now has the largest traveller population in the country living here. Nationally, the total number of non-Irish nationals has ...

07 Apr 2017 at 12:40

Breaking News: Census 2016 results show there are more homeowners than renters in Co Longford

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Breaking News: Census 2016 results show there are more homeowners than renters in Co Longford

Of these, 1,697,665 were occupied by persons usually resident in the State. There were 183,312 vacant houses and apartments, while the census also counted 62,148 vacant holiday homes. Meanwhile, Longford’s housing ...

20 Apr 2017 at 13:56

Census reveals that Longford Carers provide 59,179 hours of care per week

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Census reveals that Longford Carers provide 59,179 hours of care per week

Longford Carers provide 59,179 hours of care per week and 85.3% of Longford people are in good health. That’s according to the results of Census 2016 Profile 9 – Health, Disability and Carers Health which were ...

02 Nov 2017 at 13:48

Homelessness in Longford: Almost 100 homeless people across the midlands according to Census records

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Homelessness in Longford: Almost 100 homeless people across the midlands according to Census records

The report shows that, on the night of April 24, 2016 (Census Night), 6,906 persons were either sleeping rough or in accommodation designated for the homeless. Of these, 4,018 were male and 2,888 were female. ...

10 Aug 2017 at 17:05

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One in four unemployed according to Census

Almost one in four people of working age in County Longford classified themselves as unemployed in last year’s Census. According to figures just released from Census 2011, 4,562 people in Longford in April ...

04 Jul 2012 at 12:36

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Making sense of the census

Number crunchers and anoraks alike rejoiced at the release of the preliminary Census 2011 figures last week. In case you’ve been hiding under a stone, the population of Ireland is now over 4.81 million, ...

05 Jul 2011 at 18:09

Census figures show how Longford's population is getting older

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Census figures show how Longford's population is getting older

Longford's population is getting older, according to newly released Census figures. The average age of the county's population in April 2016 stood at 37.4 years, 12 months older than what it was five ...

06 Jul 2017 at 12:56

Number of Irish Travellers residing in Longford has increased by 39.3%

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Number of Irish Travellers residing in Longford has increased by 39.3%

While Catholicism remains the predominant religion in Longford, accounting for 84.3% (34,472) of the population. There are 730 Irish Travellers living in Longford town, the second highest number among towns of a ...

20 Oct 2017 at 11:00

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