County Wexford

County Wexford (Irish: Contae Loch Gorman) is a county in Ireland. County Wexford is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the county town of Wexford. The population of County Wexford is 145,320 as of 2011.

County Wexford Contae Loch Gorman
Coat of arms
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Dáil Éireann	Wexford
EU Parliament	South
County seat	Wexford
Government
• Type	County Council
Area
• Total	2,367 km2 (914 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Population  (2011)	145,320
• Rank	14th
Car plates	WX
Website	www.wexford.ie

Culture

Beaches in County Wexford were used to make the movie Saving Private Ryan.

There is a great singing tradition in County Wexford, especially in traditional music, many of which are about the 1798 rebellion.

Media

• There are two radio stations in County Wexford, South East Radio and Beat FM.
• The county's main newspapers are Wexford People, New Ross Standard, Gorey Guardian and Enniscorthy Echo.

Population

As of 2011 62.1% of people in County Wexford live in rural areas. The remaining 37.9% live in urban areas. 34.3% of the population were under the age of 25 and 12.6% were over the age of 65. 87.9% of County Wexford said in the census that their religion was Roman Catholic. Another 4.2% said they had no religion. Between 2006 and 2011, the population of County Wexford rose by 10% (13,524) people.

Notable people

• Eoin Colfer is a famous author who wrote books such as Artemis Fowl.
• Kevin Doyle is a soccer player who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national football team.