Something to consider in all discussions about Waterford's status as a city and the funding it requires from Government, development plans etc.. Waterford is surrounded by several other dormer towns with relatively little or no industry of their own. I've listed these with commute times to the border when there's little traffic on the road & no, I don't speed:
- Ferrybank; 1 minute away :); pop: 3000 and expanding quickly
- Dunmore; 10 minutes; pop: 1,750
- Tramore; 8 minutes; pop: 8,799
- FaithLegg; 5 minutes; pop: 1905
- Woodstown; 6 minutes; 590
- Kilmeaden; 10 minutes; 599
These population figures are taken from the Waterford County Council website
The suburbs of Waterford city are expanding with new housing and commercial development so the city boundaries themselves are no longer accurate. Add these to the official census figure for Waterford city of 45, 748 and you have around 61,000 people living in the greater Waterford area. who are mostly reliant on Waterford city to provide amenities and employment.