The village appeared in the news in November 2010 when Peter Wilson, one of the "disappeared" of the Troubles, was found buried on its beach on 2 November 2010.[5]
Demographics
On Census Day 27th March 2011, in Waterfoot Settlement, considering the resident population:[1]
98.85% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group;
94.62% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 4.42% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion; and
12.12% indicated that they had a British national identity, 58.65% had an Irish national identity and 31.73% had a Northern Irish national identity*.