Town

Kilmacthomas

Coill Mhic Thomáisín

Kilmacthomas is a town in Waterford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilmacthomas52.20538° N · 7.42425° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Coill Mhic Thomáisín · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Kilmacthomas · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Town
County
Waterford
Civil parish
Ballylaneen
Civil parish
Rossmire
Coordinates
52.20538, -7.42425
Logainm ID
1416758 ↗

Population over time

Kilmacthomas — Census 2016 settlement footprint

Population within 2016 settlement boundaries

879people · 2022

0225450675900 2016: 834 people20162022: 879 people2022

Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.

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Kilmacthomas — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Census yearPopulation
2016834
2022879

Source: CSO Census 2022 Profile 1 — Appendix Table 1: Census 2022 De Facto Population for the 2016 Towns · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Kilmacthomas, Waterford — Census town, CSO 2006 report

2002–2006: census town

783people · 2006

0200400600800 2002: 717 people20022006: 783 people2006

These are the historical areas published in the 2006 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.

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Kilmacthomas, Waterford — Census town, CSO 2006 report — census population
Census yearPopulation
2002717
2006783

Source: CSO C0112 — Alphabetical list of towns, populations 2002 and 2006 · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Kilmacthomas, Waterford — Census town, CSO 1996 report

1991–1996: census town

681people · 1996

0175350525700 1991: 694 people19911996: 681 people1996

These are the historical areas published in the 1996 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.

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Kilmacthomas, Waterford — Census town, CSO 1996 report — census population
Census yearPopulation
1991694
1996681

Source: CSO A0112 — Alphabetical list of towns, populations 1991 and 1996 · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Kilmacthomas, Waterford — Census town, CSO 1986 report

1981–1986: census town

648people · 1986

0175350525700 1981: 593 people19811986: 648 people1986

Figures cover the historical town area printed in the 1986 report. Boundaries may have changed between censuses. Legal town, environs and suburb totals remain separate and differ from modern settlement boundaries.

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Kilmacthomas, Waterford — Census town, CSO 1986 report — census population
Census yearPopulation
1981593
1986648

Source: CSO Census 1986, Volume 1, Table 10, page 64. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Other census areas and years

These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.

Kilmacthomas, Waterford

Published census settlement populations

834people · 2016

Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.

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Kilmacthomas, Waterford — census population
Census yearPopulation
2011871
2016834

Source: CSO E2016 — Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford — Census 2022 Built Up Area

Built Up Area population, 2022

891people · 2022

Built Up Areas use a new land-use definition. Their population figures cannot be compared directly with Census 2016 settlement counts.

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Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford — Census 2022 Built Up Area — census population
Census yearPopulation
2022891

Source: CSO F1015 — Population, Census 2022 Built Up Areas. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilmacthomas. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-07-28. How this page was prepared.