2.1.1 Population
Census 2011 records the population of County Kilkenny as 95,419 which is an increase of 7,861 over the population recorded in 2006[1]. This is a 9% population increase for the county over the period and compares well with the State which averaged an increase of 8%. Kilkenny City (environs and borough area combined) recorded a population of 24,423 in 2011 which is an increase 2,244 (10.1%) over the population recorded in 2006.
