Cogry

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Cogry/Kilbride is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 4 km west of Ballyclare. The village encompasses the two areas of Cogry and Kilbride which have merged. It had a population of 1,195 people in the 2001 census. Cogry was originally a mill village built and owned by the McMeekin family during the mid 19th century, who also owned Cogry Mill. But it declined in the 1950s with the closure of the mill and the demolition, in the 1970s, of Cogry Square. In recent years the village has been revitalised by residential development. Kilbride developed in proximity and is so closely related to Cogry that the two are treated together. Kilbride is also known locally as Burnside, due to its position along the banks of the Cogry Burn.

The "Cogry Burn" forms a narrow, wooded corridor through the village centre and the mill buildings at the foot of the valley slopes are a prominent landmark to the south of the village.

[edit] 2001 Census

Cogry/Kilbride 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 1,195 people living in Cogry/Kilbride. Of these:

26.3% were aged under 16 years and 7.3% were aged 60 and over
50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
1.5% were from a Catholic background and 93.7% were from a Protestant background
2.7% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service