Artigarvan
# Artigarvan

Artigarvan (from Irish: Ard Tí Garbháin, meaning "height of Garbhan's house") is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles from Strabane and 4 miles from Dunnamanagh, within the Strabane District Council area. It is called Airtigarvan in Ulster-Scots.

LacPatrick is located in Artigarvan, having previously been known as Leckpatrick Creamery and TMC Daries Ltd.

## Artigarvan Townland

The townland is situated in the historic barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Leckpatrick and covers an area of 175 acres.

## Demographics

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:

| Year | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Population | 127 | 110 | 93 | 97 | 67 | 54 |
| Houses | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 |

In the 2011 census the population of Artigarvan ward was 2,760.

* 99.09% were from the white ethnic group;
* 51.05% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related) religion and 46.96% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion.
* 46.99% indicated that they had a British national identity, 29.20% had an Irish national identity, and 31.09% had a Northern Irish national identity.
