Ballycastle, County Antrim

town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballycastle is a small town in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom.

Ballycastle

Ballycastle harbour
Population5,089 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceD115407
• Belfast55 miles (89 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALLYCASTLE
Postcode districtBT54
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Websitewww.northantrim.com
List of places
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Northern Ireland
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Population facts change

On 29 April 2001, the United Kingdom government had a census and saw that there were 5,089 people living in Ballycastle. They also saw that:

  • 25.3% of people were under 16 years old and 18.7% were over 60 years old
  • 46.8% of people were male and 53.2% were female
  • 77.7% of people were from a Roman Catholic background and 20.5% were from a Protestant background.
  • 5.5% of people aged 16–74 had no job.[4]

References change

  1. "North-South Ministerial Council: 2002 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  2. Bonamargy Friary guide – Department of the Environment
  3. Guide to Dunluce Castle in Ulster-Scots Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine DOE.
  4. Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service website.