Cloughmills

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Cloughmills is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about nine miles from Ballymoney, near the main Ballymoney to Ballymena road. It had a population of 1,240 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area.

The industrial heritage of the village can be seen from the old linen mill. Today the Cooneen factory produces clothing for chain stores. Killagan Church of Ireland parish church lies just outside the village.

[edit] 2001 Census

Cloughmills is classified as a Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,240 people living in Cloughmills. Of these:

24.1% were aged under 16 years and 16.2% were aged 60 and over
49.4% of the population were male and 50.7% were female
36.6% were from a Catholic background and 61.9% were from a Protestant background
3.6% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service