Kilkenny
Geography

Kilkenny

Section Title: Geography
Table Section Text: None

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1821	23,230	—

1831	23,741	+2.2%

1841	19,071	−19.7%

1851	15,257	−20.0%

1861	13,235	−13.3%

1871	12,710	−4.0%

1881	12,299	−3.2%

1891	11,048	−10.2%

1901	10,609	−4.0%

1911	19,514	+83.9%

1926	10,046	−48.5%

1936	10,237	+1.9%

1946	10,291	+0.5%

1951	10,572	+2.7%

1956	12,328	+16.6%

1961	12,081	−2.0%

1966	12,030	−0.4%

1971	13,306	+10.6%

1981	16,886	+26.9%

1986	17,517	+3.7%

1991	17,669	+0.9%

1996	18,696	+5.8%

2002	20,735	+10.9%

2006	22,179	+7.0%

2011	24,423	+10.1%

2016	26,512	+8.6%

Sentence(s)

Kilkenny had a population of 22,179 in 2006 which was an increase of 1444 persons over the 2002 figure of 20,735 or 7.0%.

final_sentence: Kilkenny had a population of 22,179 in 2006 which was an increase of 1444 persons over the 2002 figure of 20,735 or 7.0%.