Editing Crossgar (section)

==Demography==
Crossgar is classified as a village by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (25 March 2011) there were 1,872 people living in Crossgar, making it the 2643rd UK largest town. Of these:
*22.3% were aged under 16 and 13.74% were aged 65 and over
*49.26% of the population were male and 50.74% were female
*59.45% were from a [[Catholic]] background and 34.95% were from a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] background
*39.65% indicated that they had a British national identity, 35.46% had a Northern Irish national identity and 30.20% had an Irish national identity.

In 2001 there were 1,539 people living in Crossgar. Of these:
*23.8% were aged under 16 and 18.6% were aged 60 and over
*49.2% of the population were male and 50.8% were female
*60% were from a [[Catholic]] background and 38.2% were from a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] or other Christian background

===Population change of ''Crossgar Town''===
*1831 Census = 474<ref name="Crossgar population 1831-1937">{{cite web |title=County Down population census 1831-1937 |url=http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/Search?ResourceType=Census&ResourceType=Legislation&ResourceType=Essays&ResourceType=Registrar%20General&ResourceType=TNA&SearchTerms=crossgar&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&titlepos=20&range=all |website=histpop.org (online historical population reports) |publisher=UK Census |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
*1841 Census = 695
*1851 Census = 860
*1861 Census = 817
*1871 Census = 688
*1881 Census = 743
*1891 Census = 583
*1901 Census = 582
*1911 Census = 553
*1926 Census = 555
*1937 Census = 577<ref name="Crossgar population 1937">{{cite web |title=County of Down, 1937 Population |url=http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser2?ResourceType=Census&ResourceType=Legislation&ResourceType=Essays&ResourceType=Registrar%20General&ResourceType=TNA&SearchTerms=crossgar&simple=yes&path=Results&active=yes&titlepos=22&mno=342&pageseq=29 |website=histpop.org (online historical population reports) |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
*1951 Census = 640
*1961 Census = 842<ref name="Crossgar population 1961">{{cite web |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION 1961 COUNTY REPORT DOWN |url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/1961-census-down-county-report.pdf |website=NISRA |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
*1966 Census = 845
*1971 Census = 1098<ref name="Crossgar population 1971">{{cite web |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION 1971 COUNTY REPORT DOWN |url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/1971-census-down-county-report.PDF |website=NISRA |access-date=19 February 2019}}</ref>
*1981 Census- 1225
*1991 Census= 1246
*2001 Census= 1542
*2008 Estimate = 1860
*2011 Census = 1892<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/|title=statistics|first=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research|last=Agency|website=Ninis.nisra.gov.uk|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref>
*2021 Census = 1997<ref name="Crossgar population">{{cite web |url=https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N21000760/ |website=NISRA |access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref>