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County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Gorman) is a county in Ireland. County Wexford is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the county town of Wexford. The population of County Wexford is 145,320 as of 2011.[1]
County Wexford
Contae Loch Gorman | |
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Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
Dáil Éireann | Wexford |
EU Parliament | South |
County seat | Wexford |
Government | |
• Type | County Council |
Area | |
• Total | 2,367 km2 (914 sq mi) |
• Rank | 13th |
Population (2011) | 145,320 |
• Rank | 14th |
Car plates | WX |
Website | www |
Beaches in County Wexford were used to make the movie Saving Private Ryan.
There is a great singing tradition in County Wexford, especially in traditional music, many of which are about the 1798 rebellion.
As of 2011 62.1% of people in County Wexford live in rural areas. The remaining 37.9% live in urban areas. 34.3% of the population were under the age of 25 and 12.6% were over the age of 65. 87.9% of County Wexford said in the census that their religion was Roman Catholic. Another 4.2% said they had no religion. Between 2006 and 2011, the population of County Wexford rose by 10% (13,524) people.
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