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Cookstown

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Cookstown
Cookstown is located in Northern Ireland
Cookstown
Cookstown
Location within Northern Ireland
Population10,646 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH8178
• Belfast45 miles
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOOKSTOWN
Postcode districtBT80
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Websitehttp://www.cookstown.gov.uk
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°38′49″N 6°44′42″W / 54.647°N 6.745°W / 54.647; -6.745

Cookstown is a small town in Northern Ireland which is in the United Kingdom. 10646 people live in the town. The main street in Cookstown is the longest and widest in Ireland.[3]

Population facts

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On 29 April 2001 the United Kingdom government had a census and found out that there were 10,646 people living in Cookstown. They also found that:

  • 26.0% of the people were less than 16 years old and 15.6% were over 60 years old
  • 49.7% of the people were males and 50.3% were females
  • 52.8% were from a Roman Catholic background and 45.1% were from a Protestant background
  • 3.9% of people aged from 16 to 74 had no job.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Cookstown District Council". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. ↑ "Ulster-Scots guide to Beaghmore stone circles – Department of the Environment" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Visitor - Cookstown District Council". Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "NI Neighbourhood Information Service NISRA". Archived from the original on 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2008-04-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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