Glenavy (Logainm - Glenavy entry
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and

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, 17 kilometres north west of

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on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.

Demography

The population of Glenavy ward on census day (27 March 2011) was 5,697 people. Of these:Census 2011 Population Statistics for Glenavy Ward
Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS) *26.07% were aged under 16 years; *10.39% were aged 65 and over; *the average age was 34 years; *49.48% of the population were male and 50.52% were female; *59.96% were from a Catholic "community background"; *35.39% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background; and *39.07% indicated that they had a British national identity, 38.44% had an Irish national identity, and 30.56% had a Northern Irish national identity. *0.86% were from an ethnic group other than

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Transport

Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871, but is no longer operational.

Sport

*Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the

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. *Glenavy is also home to St. Joseph's GAA Club.

Notable residents

John Ballance John Ballance (27 March 1839 – 27 April 1893) was an Irish-born New Zealand politician who was the 14th premier of New Zealand, from January 1891 to April 1893, the founder of the Liberal Party (the country's first organised political part ...

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in the late nineteenth century *

Samuel Hill Samuel Hill (13 May 1857 – 26 February 1931), usually known as Sam Hill, was an American businessman, lawyer, railroad executive, and advocate of good roads. He substantially influenced the Pacific Northwest region's economic dev ...

, recipient of the

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* Ivor Jess, disability sports campaigner * Anne Acheson, sculptor and co-inventor of paper-mache casts for broken limbs

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