Cogry-Kilbride is a

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, about 4 km west of

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. The village encompasses the two

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s of Cogry and Kilbride. It had a population of 1,195 people in the 2001 census. Kilbride is also a

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. It is situated in

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district.

History

The names Cogry (also written as ''Coggrey'') and Kilbride come and ''Cill Bhríde'' meaning " Bríd's church".Placenames NI: Kilbride
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, The mill has since been purchased in 2019 by a property developer but the site currently lies dormant. In recent years the village has been revitalised by housing development. As the two settlements are so close they are often treated as one.

2001 Census

Cogry/Kilbride is classified as a Village by th
NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
(i.e. 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

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background and 93.7% were from a

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background *2.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed For more details see
NI Neighbourhood Information Service

References

;Notes ;Sources *Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 {{authority control Villages in County Antrim Civil parishes of County Antrim

History

2001 Census

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