What is Usk?
{{Infobox UK place |country = Wales |welsh_name = Brynbuga |static_image_name = Commemorative town clock, Usk - geograph.org.uk - 1425897.jpg |static_image_caption = Twyn Square and clock tower |coordinates = {{coord|51.704|-2.902|display=inline,title}} |official_name = Usk |community_wales = Usk <ref>http://www.usktown.org/</ref> |unitary_wales = [[Monmouthshire]] |lieutenancy_wales = [[Gwent (county)|Gwent]] |constituency_westminster = [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Monmouth]] |constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Monmouth (Assembly constituency)|Monmouth]] |post_town = USK |postcode_district = NP15 |postcode_area = NP |dial_code = 01291 |os_grid_reference = SO375005 |population = 2,834 }} '''Usk''' ({{lang-cy|Brynbuga}}) is a town and a [[Community (Wales)|community]] in [[Monmouthshire]], Wales. It is {{convert|10|mi}} northeast of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. It is on the [[River Usk]]. The population of the town in [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001]] was 2,318.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6080524&c=magor&d=14&e=10&g=421292&i=1001x1003x1006&k=resident&m=0&r=1&s=1325601404685&enc=1&domainId=15&dsFamilyId=67 |title=ONS, 2001 Census, Usual Resident Population |access-date=2021-06-22 |archive-date=2015-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410012717/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6080524&c=magor&d=14&e=10&g=421292&i=1001x1003x1006&k=resident&m=0&r=1&s=1325601404685&enc=1&domainId=15&dsFamilyId=67 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It increased to 2,834 in [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130031&c=Usk&d=16&e=62&g=6496834&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1428163350010&enc=1|ti