Editing Caernarfon (section)

==Demography==
The population in 1841 was 8,001.<ref>''The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge'', Vol.III, London, 1847, Charles Knight, p.1,015</ref>

The population of Caernarfon Community Parish in 2001 was 9,611.<ref>{{cite web|author=Neighbourhood Statistics |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=801522&d=16&e=15&g=413549&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1320263209452&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |title=Check Browser Settings |publisher=Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk |access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref> Caernarfon residents are known colloquially as "Cofis". The word "Cofi" {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɒ|v|i}} is also used locally in Caernarfon to describe the [[Cofi dialect|local Welsh dialect]], notable for a number of words not in use elsewhere.<ref>https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/files/20573439/null {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

Within Wales, Gwynedd has the highest proportion of speakers of the [[Welsh language]]. The greatest concentration of Welsh speakers in Gwynedd is found in and around Caernarfon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Focus on Gwynedd – Gwynedd County Council|url=http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/950/Ffocws_ar_Wynedd_2007__English_version12345.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001162228/http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/950/Ffocws_ar_Wynedd_2007__English_version12345.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2011|publisher=Gwynedd.gov.uk|access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref>

According to the 2011 census, 85.8% of residents were born in Wales, one of the highest proportions in Gwynedd, and 77.0% reported a "Welsh only" national identity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000056 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}}</ref>