Gorumna

Gorumna
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Garmna

Droim Quay at south end of Garmna
Gorumna
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 53°15′N 9°41′W / 53.25°N 9.68°W / 53.25; -9.68Coordinates: 53°15′N 9°41′W / 53.25°N 9.68°W / 53.25; -9.68
Administration
Province Connacht
County Galway
Demographics
Population 1055 (2011)
Garmna island church

Gorumna (Irish language: Garmna) is an island on the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Galway.

Geography

Gorumna Island is linked with the mainland through the Béal an Daingin Bridge. Gorumna properly consists of three individual islands in close proximity, Lettermullen, Tír an Fhia and Lettermore.

Demographics

The table below reports data on Gorumna Island's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the census of Ireland.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18411,910—    
18511,064−44.3%
18611,109+4.2%
18711,417+27.8%
18811,798+26.9%
18911,706−5.1%
19011,620−5.0%
19111,540−4.9%
YearPop.±%
19261,451−5.8%
19361,363−6.1%
19461,418+4.0%
19511,440+1.6%
19561,412−1.9%
19611,334−5.5%
19661,211−9.2%
19711,108−8.5%
YearPop.±%
19791,122+1.3%
19811,120−0.2%
19861,080−3.6%
19911,082+0.2%
19961,057−2.3%
20021,015−4.0%
20061,010−0.5%
2011 1,055+4.5%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016. 

References

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