Arklow

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Arklow

Total population

13,399

Coordinates52.80°, -6.15°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Arklow is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion. Its proximity to Dublin led to it becoming a commuter town with a population of 13,163 as of the 2016 census. The 2022 census recorded a population of 13,399. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.