Laytown
Laytown
Irish: An Inse | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Laytown Races | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′02″N 6°14′36″W / 53.6838°N 6.2433°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Irish Grid Reference | O162714 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 587 | — |
| 1841 | 317 | −46.0% |
| 1851 | 333 | +5.0% |
| 1861 | 68 | −79.6% |
| 1901 | 112 | +64.7% |
| 1936 | 258 | +130.4% |
| 1946 | 401 | +55.4% |
| 1951 | 411 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 1,117 | +171.8% |
| 1961 | 1,034 | −7.4% |
| 1966 | 1,339 | +29.5% |
| 1971 | 1,882 | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 2,997 | +59.2% |
| 1986 | 3,321 | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 3,360 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3,678 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 5,597 | +52.2% |
| 2006 | 8,978 | +60.4% |
Laytown (Irish: An Inse, meaning 'the holm') is a village in County Meath, Ireland, located on the R150 regional road and overlooking the Irish Sea. Historically it was called Ninch, after the townland it occupies. Together with the neighbouring villages of Mornington, Bettystown and Donacarney, it comprises the census town of Laytown–Bettystown–Mornington–Donacarney, which recorded a population of 15,642 in the 2022 census.