Demographics of Swords

Demographics of Swords

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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%

1813	—

1821	1,727	—

1831	2,537	+46.9%

1841	1,788	−29.5%

1851	1,294	−27.6%

1861	1,296	+0.2%

1871	1,008	−22.2%

1881	1,088	+7.9%

1891	983	−9.7%

1901	944	−4.0%

1911	907	−3.9%

1926	839	−7.5%

1936	838	−0.1%

1946	703	−16.1%

1951	1,136	+61.6%

1956	1,629	+43.4%

1961	1,816	+11.5%

1966	1,892	+4.2%

1971	4,133	+118.4%

1981	11,138	+169.5%

1986	15,312	+37.5%

1991	17,705	+15.6%

1996	22,314	+26.0%

2002	27,175	+21.8%

2006	37,762	+39.0%

2011	42,738	+13.2%

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At the 2011 census the total population was 42,738 in Swords.

final_sentence: At the 2011 census the total population was 42,738 in Swords.