Main Employers in Athlone
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Company Name |
Product |
Tyco Mallinckrodt |
Medical devices |
Elan Corporation Plc. |
Drugs |
Ericsson Software |
Telecommunications |
One Direct |
Banking & Insurance |
Department Of Education |
State / Semi-State |
Athlone Institute of Technology |
Training & Education |
Headquarters of Western Command |
Army Barracks |
Tesco |
Retail |
ICT Eurotel |
Telesales - 3rd Party |
Eircom Telecentre |
Equip/Maint |
Ianroid Eireann |
State / Semi-State |
An Post |
Mail |
Athlone Extrusions |
Plastics |
Teleflex Inc |
Medical Devices |
Nexans |
Cable |
Carty Meats |
Meat Processing |
Interlink |
Distribution |
RBK |
Accountants |
Dunnes Stores |
Retail |
Population Profile of Athlone
Athlone is the largest urban centre in the Midlands by a considerable margin and has a current population of 16,000 located in the town itself. The five mile radius figure, however, gives a more realistic representation of the population. |
Population |
Environs |
5 miles |
10 miles |
Athlone |
18,544 |
25,543 |
42,308 |
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Population Projection
|
Year |
Environs |
5 mile radius |
10 mile radius |
1991 |
15,385 |
22,880 |
40,301 |
1996 |
15,544 |
23,543 |
41,308 |
2001 |
17,098 |
27,074 |
43,373 |
2006 |
21,372 |
31,035 |
45,500 |
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COUNTY WESTMEATH PROFILE: TABLES
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Table 1: Income indices
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|
GVA per capita1995 |
Disposable IncomePer capita 1998 |
Percent of population covered by medical cards, September 2000 |
| Westmeath |
87 |
95.3 |
33.1 |
| Roscommon |
55 |
86.3 |
39.8 |
| Laois |
64 |
88.3 |
34.6 |
| Longford |
76 |
89.9 |
42.6 |
| Midlands |
75 |
89.7 |
35.4 |
| Ireland |
100 |
100.0 |
30.6 |
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Table 2: Age profile and dependency ratios 1996 |
| |
Laois |
Westmeath |
Longford |
Roscommon |
Ireland |
% aged < 15 |
25.7 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
23.7 |
23.7 |
% aged 15-24 |
15.8 |
17.5 |
16.0 |
14.7 |
17.5 |
% aged 25-44 |
27.8 |
27.0 |
25.1 |
24.8 |
28.0 |
% aged 45-64 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
20.2 |
20.3 |
19.4 |
% aged 65 + |
12.1 |
11.8 |
13.8 |
16.5 |
19.4 |
Youth dependency |
41.4 |
39.2 |
40.6 |
39.6 |
36.5 |
Elderly dependency |
19.4 |
18.5 |
22.5 |
27.5 |
17.6 |
Vitality ratio |
227.2 |
237.2 |
177.8 |
143.0 |
258.3 |
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Table 3: Population of each Province, County and City and actual and percentage change, 2002 and 2006
|
| |
Laois |
Offaly |
Westmeath |
Longford |
Roscommon |
2002 |
58,774 |
63,663 |
71,858 |
31,068 |
53,774 |
Persons 2006 |
67,059 |
70,868 |
79,346 |
34,391 |
58,768 |
Males |
34,409 |
35,937 |
39,819 |
17,573 |
30,178 |
Females |
32,650 |
34,931 |
39,527 |
16,818 |
28,590 |
Actual Change 2002-2006 |
8,285 |
7,205 |
7,488 |
3,323 |
4,994 |
Percentage Change |
14.1 |
11.3 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
9.3 |
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Table 4: Population of each Province and County as constituted at each census since 1841
|
Census Year |
Offaly |
Westmeath |
Longford |
Laoighis |
Roscommon |
1841 |
146,857 |
141,300 |
115,491 |
153,930 |
253,591 |
1851 |
112,076 |
111,407 |
82,348 |
111,664 |
173,436 |
1861 |
90,043 |
90,879 |
71,694 |
90,650 |
157,272 |
1871 |
75,900 |
78,432 |
64,501 |
79,771 |
140,670 |
1881 |
72,852 |
71,798 |
61,009 |
73,124 |
132,490 |
1891 |
65,563 |
65,109 |
52,647 |
64,883 |
114,397 |
1901 |
60,187 |
61,629 |
46,672 |
57,417 |
101,791 |
1911 |
56,832 |
59,986 |
43,820 |
54,629 |
93,956 |
1926 |
52,592 |
56,818 |
39,847 |
51,540 |
83,556 |
1936 |
51,308 |
54,706 |
37,847 |
50,109 |
77,566 |
1946 |
53,686 |
54,949 |
36,218 |
49,697 |
72,510 |
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