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Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Pop.</th><th>±%</th></tr><tr><th>1821</th><td>6,702</td><td>— </td></tr><tr><th>1831</th><td>6,976</td><td>+4.1%</td></tr><tr><th>1841</th><td>6,379</td><td>−8.6%</td></tr><tr><th>1851</th><td>5,846</td><td>−8.4%</td></tr><tr><th>1861</th><td>8,705</td><td>+48.9%</td></tr><tr><th>1871</th><td>7,388</td><td>−15.1%</td></tr><tr><th>1881</th><td>6,454</td><td>−12.6%</td></tr><tr><th>1891</th><td>6,469</td><td>+0.2%</td></tr><tr><th>1901</th><td>6,126</td><td>−5.3%</td></tr><tr><th>1911</th><td>6,863</td><td>+12.0%</td></tr><tr><th>1926</th><td>4,510</td><td>−34.3%</td></tr><tr><th>1936</th><td>4,123</td><td>−8.6%</td></tr><tr><th>1946</th><td>4,213</td><td>+2.2%</td></tr><tr><th>1951</th><td>4,017</td><td>−4.7%</td></tr><tr><th>1956</th><td>3,674</td><td>−8.5%</td></tr><tr><th>1961</th><td>3,667</td><td>−0.2%</td></tr><tr><th>1966</th><td>3,721</td><td>+1.5%</td></tr><tr><th>1971</th><td>4,033</td><td>+8.4%</td></tr><tr><th>1981</th><td>4,888</td><td>+21.2%</td></tr><tr><th>1986</th><td>4,885</td><td>−0.1%</td></tr><tr><th>1991</th><td>4,462</td><td>−8.7%</td></tr><tr><th>1996</th><td>4,469</td><td>+0.2%</td></tr><tr><th>2002</th><td>4,804</td><td>+7.5%</td></tr><tr><th>2006</th><td>5,673</td><td>+18.1%</td></tr><tr><th>2011</th><td>6,489</td><td>+14.4%</td></tr><tr><th>2016</th><td>6,585</td><td>+1.5%</td></tr><tr><th>2022</th><td>6,720</td><td>+2.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Fermoy is a town on the <a href="/facts/Munster_Blackwater/bYfyqJtG">River Blackwater</a> in east <a href="/facts/County_Cork/bhEYI189">County Cork</a>, Ireland. As of the <a href="/facts/2022_census_of_Ireland/vDPFdqXx">2022 census</a>, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the <a href="/facts/Barony_(Ireland)/vPfS0JCr">historical barony</a> of <a href="/facts/Condons_and_Clangibbon/jJxPACKn">Condons and Clangibbon</a>, and is in the <a href="/facts/D%25C3%25A1il_constituency/xf5okLvV">Dáil constituency</a> of <a href="/facts/Cork_East_(D%25C3%25A1il_constituency)/QB4UH1dK">Cork East</a>. </p><p>The town's name is of Irish origin and refers to a <a href="/facts/Cistercian/dQPQRWTg">Cistercian</a> abbey founded in the 13th century. This abbey is believed to have been founded by <a href="/facts/Domnall_M%25C3%25B3r_Ua_Briain/cgV5JApb">Domnall Mór Ua Briain</a>, King of Thomond. </p>