Limavady
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Template:Infobox Irish Place Limavady is a town in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census. Limavady is most famous for the tune Londonderry Air collected by Jane Ross in the mid-19th century and later used for the song Danny Boy and other lyrics.
Limavady is quite renowned in Ulster, lying in the beautiful Roe Valley district and heralding many gems - among them, the famous Broighter Gold.
It contains the headquarters of Limavady Borough Council. Together with the neighbouring district of Coleraine, it forms the East Londonderry constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Transport
Limavady station on the Limavady railway closed in 1955.
2001 Census
Limavady is classified as a Medium Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 10,000 and 18,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 12,135 people living in Limavady. Of these:
- 25.4% were aged under 16 years and 14.3% were aged 60 and over
- 48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% were female
- 41.6% were from a Catholic background and 56.5% were from a Protestant background;
- 5.1% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more detials see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service