Editing Castlederg (section)

== Demography ==

===19th century population===
The population of the village increased during the 19th century:<ref name="CI"/><ref>{{cite web| title=Census of Ireland 1851| work=Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland| url=http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336897| access-date=22 March 2013| archive-date=27 June 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627134727/http://eppi.dippam.ac.uk/documents/13130/eppi_pages/336897| url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! 1841 !! 1851 !! 1861 !! 1871 !! 1881 !! 1891
|-
| Population || 476 || 596 || 637 || 703 || 756 || 796
|-
| Horses || 81 || 102 || 106 || 119 || 137 || 155
|-
|}

===2011 Census===
Castlederg is classified as an intermediate settlement by the [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 2,500 and 4,999 people).<ref>{{cite web | title=NI Assembly| work=Key Statistics for Settlements, Census 2011| url=http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets/documents/raise/publications/2015/general/9915.pdf | access-date=2 May 2021}}</ref>
On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Castlederg Settlement was 2,976, accounting for 0.16% of the NI total.<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Castlederg@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Castlederg@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Castlederg Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 2 May 2021}}[[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref> Of these:
* 19.72% were under 16 years old and 16.97% were aged 65 and above.
* 48.42% of the population were male and 51.58% were female.
* 55.36% were from a Catholic community background and 40.22% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.
* 36.56% indicated that they had a British national identity, 34.54% had an Irish national identity, and 30.51% had a Northern Irish national identity.

===2021 Census===
On Census Day (21 March 2021) the usually resident population of Castlederg Settlement was 2,980.<ref name="2021 pop">{{cite web |title=Settlement 2015 |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |website=NISRA |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref> Of these:
* 20.20% were aged under 16, 60.64% were aged between 16 and 65, and 19.16% were aged 66 and over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Age {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=AGE_BAND_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 52.75% of the population were female and 47.25% were male.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Sex (MS-A07) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=UR_SEX&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>
* 57.25% belong to or were brought up Catholic, 38.19% belong to or were brought up Protestant (including other Christian denominations), 0.94% belonged to or were brought up in an 'other' religion, and 3.62% [[Irreligion|did not adhere]] to or had no religion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Religion or religion brought up in |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |website=NISRA |access-date=17 August 2023}}</ref> 
* 39.83% indicated they had an Irish national identity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National Identity (Irish) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> 33.96% indicated they had a British national identity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National Identity (British) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> 32.38% indicated they had a Northern Irish national identity,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National Identity (Northern Irish) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> and .4.46% indicated they had an 'other' national identity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for National identity (person based) – basic detail (classification 1) (MS-B15) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BASIC&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref> (respondents could indicate more than one national identity)
* 13.36% had some knowledge of [[Irish language|Irish]] (Gaeilge) and 10% had some knowledge of [[Ulster Scots dialect|Ulster Scots]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Knowledge of Irish (MS-B05) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=IRISH_SKILLS_INTERMEDIATE&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Preview data for Knowledge of Ulster-Scots (MS-B08) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/viewdata?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=ULSTER_SCOTS_SKILLS_INTERMEDIATE&~SETTLEMENT15=N11000619 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk}}</ref>