County Cavan
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| County Cavan Contae an Chabháin |
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| Province: | Ulster | |
| County seat: | Cavan | |
| Code: | CN | |
| Area: | 1,931 km² | |
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| Website: www.cavancoco.ie | ||
County Cavan (Irish: Contae an Chabháin) is one of the traditional counties of Ireland. It is located within the province of Ulster. It was named after the town of Cavan (Irish: an Cabhán). It was a major part of the 11th Century Irish Kingdom of Breifne, composed of County Cavan, County Leitrim and parts of surrounding counties.
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[edit] Location
It is one of three counties situated in the province of Ulster without being part of Northern Ireland. The county is bordered by County Monaghan, County Leitrim, County Longford, County Meath, County Westmeath and County Fermanagh. Area: 1,931 km² (746 square miles). Population (census 2006): 63,961. The county town is Cavan.
[edit] Statistics
The county has a population of 63,961 (2006 preliminary census data),[1] and covers an area of 1,931 km². The average density of population is 29.9 persons per km². Cavan is divided into Four County Electoral Areas: Bailieborough, Ballyjamesduff, Belturbet and Cavan. There are three Town Councils: Cavan Town, Belturbet and Cootehill.[2]
[edit] History
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | %± |
| 1659 | 14,703 | — |
| 1821 | 195,076 | 1226.8% |
| 1831 | 227,933 | 16.8% |
| 1841 | 243,158 | 6.7% |
| 1851 | 174,071 | −28.4% |
| 1861 | 153,906 | −11.6% |
| 1871 | 140,735 | −8.6% |
| 1881 | 129,476 | −8.0% |
| 1891 | 111,917 | −13.6% |
| 1901 | 97,541 | −12.8% |
| 1911 | 91,173 | −6.5% |
| 1926 | 82,452 | −9.6% |
| 1936 | 76,670 | −7.0% |
| 1946 | 70,355 | −8.2% |
| 1951 | 66,377 | −5.7% |
| 1956 | 61,740 | −7.0% |
| 1961 | 56,594 | −8.3% |
| 1966 | 54,022 | −4.5% |
| 1971 | 52,618 | −2.6% |
| 1979 | 53,720 | 2.1% |
| 1981 | 53,855 | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 53,965 | 0.2% |
| 1991 | 52,796 | −2.2% |
| 1996 | 52,944 | 0.3% |
| 2002 | 56,546 | 6.8% |
| 2006 | 64,003 | 13.2% |
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Cavan formed the Eastern half of the kingdom of Breifne.
[edit] Towns and villages in County Cavan
- Arvagh
- Bailieborough
- Ballinagh
- Ballyconnell
- Ballyhaise
- Ballyjamesduff
- Bawnboy
- Belturbet
- Blacklion
- Butlersbridge
- Cavan
- Cootehill
- Crossdoney
- Dowra
- Glangevlin
- Kilcogy
- Killeshandra
- Kilnaleck
- Kingscourt
- Lough Gowna
- Mullagh
- Mountnugent
- Redhills
- Shercock
- Swanlinbar
- Stradone
- Virginia
The township of Cavan, Ontario, Canada was named after County Cavan, from which its settlers had emigrated.
[edit] Famous places
[edit] References
- ^ "Census 2006 Preliminary report" (pdf). Stationery Office, Dublin, Ireland. http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/2006PreliminaryReport.pdf.
- ^ "Cavan County Council website". http://www.cavancoco.ie.
- ^ [http://www.cso.ie/census for post 1821 figures, 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy March 14 1865, For a discussion on he accuracy of pre-famine census returns see JJ Lee “On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses Irish Population, Economy and Society edited by JM Goldstrom and LA Clarkson (1981) p54, in and also New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850 by Joel Mokyr and Cormac O Grada in The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 473-488.
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