Balnamore ()Placenames Database of Ireland /ref> is a small
village
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in
County Antrim
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,
Northern Ireland
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. It is within the
townland
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of Ballynacree-Skein and lies 3 km west of Ballymoney. It is part
Causeway Coast and Glens District Council
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. Historically it was known as Ballinamore.
Transport
The village has good road links to Ballymoney and Coleraine and adequate public transport connections by bus to these two towns.
Education
*Balnamore Primary School
Demography
Balnamore had a population of 900 people (342 households) in the 2011 Census.
2001 Census
Balnamore is classified as a Small Village by th NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 661 people living in Balnamore. Of these:
*22.4% were aged under 16 years and 16.5% were aged 60 and over
*51.9% of the population were male and 48.1% were female
*5.6% were from a
Catholic
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background and 90.9% were from a
Protestant
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background
*3.3% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
See also
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List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city sta ...