Cookstown

Cookstown is a small town in Northern Ireland which is in the United Kingdom. 10646 people live in the town. The main street in Cookstown is the longest and widest in Ireland.^[3]

Cookstown Irish: An Chorr Chríochach Scots: Cookestoun[1] or Cookstoon[2]
Cookstown Location within Northern Ireland
Population	10,646 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	H8178
• Belfast	45 miles
District	Cookstown
County	County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COOKSTOWN
Postcode district	BT80
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Mid Ulster
NI Assembly	Mid Ulster
Website	http://www.cookstown.gov.uk
List of places UK Northern Ireland Tyrone 54.647°N 6.745°W / 54.647; -6.745

Population facts

On 29 April 2001 the United Kingdom government had a census and found out that there were 10,646 people living in Cookstown. They also found that:

• 26.0% of the people were less than 16 years old and 15.6% were over 60 years old
• 49.7% of the people were males and 50.3% were females
• 52.8% were from a Roman Catholic background and 45.1% were from a Protestant background
• 3.9% of people aged from 16 to 74 had no job.^[4]