<page_title> Kilkenny </page_title> <section_title> Geography </section_title> <table> <cell> 2002 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1821 </col_header> <col_header> 1831 </col_header> <col_header> 1841 </col_header> <col_header> 1851 </col_header> <col_header> 1861 </col_header> <col_header> 1871 </col_header> <col_header> 1881 </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1926 </col_header> <col_header> 1936 </col_header> <col_header> 1946 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1956 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1966 </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1986 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20,735 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2002 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 2006 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 1821 </col_header> <col_header> 1831 </col_header> <col_header> 1841 </col_header> <col_header> 1851 </col_header> <col_header> 1861 </col_header> <col_header> 1871 </col_header> <col_header> 1881 </col_header> <col_header> 1891 </col_header> <col_header> 1901 </col_header> <col_header> 1911 </col_header> <col_header> 1926 </col_header> <col_header> 1936 </col_header> <col_header> 1946 </col_header> <col_header> 1951 </col_header> <col_header> 1956 </col_header> <col_header> 1961 </col_header> <col_header> 1966 </col_header> <col_header> 1971 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1986 </col_header> <col_header> 1991 </col_header> <col_header> 1996 </col_header> <col_header> 2002 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22,179 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> <row_header> 2006 </row_header> </cell> <cell> +7.0% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> ±% </col_header> <row_header> 2006 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Kilkenny had a population of 22,179 in 2006 which was an increase of 1444 persons over the 2002 figure of 20,735 or 7.0%.