Series · Census returns

Census of 1840

Reference: NA/CEN/1840 · the 4th census of Schwartzistan · Grand Chancellor Ivo Mahler

168,401Persons enumerated

25,868Change since 1830

18.1%Change, per cent

100Cities, towns and villages

5,719Births registered, 1840

2,788Deaths registered, 1840

Census of 1840 · Abstract of the Return by Regions

Region	Persons, 1840	Persons, 1830	Places
The Ostrand	33,932	28,625	21
The Capital District	33,913	28,756	9
Kesselhöh	27,200	22,839	16
Westgau	23,270	19,576	14
The Sudmark	23,044	19,599	16
Norrfeld	14,072	12,116	13
The Osmoor	12,970	11,022	11
Schwartzistan	168,401	142,533	100

Abstract certified by the Ministry of the Interior and deposited in the National Archive.

First sheet of the national abstract, digitised. The full tables are transcribed below.

The regions

Region	1840	1830	Change	Per cent	Share	Places
The Ostrand	33,932	28,625	5,307	18.5%	20.1%	21
The Capital District	33,913	28,756	5,157	17.9%	20.1%	9
Kesselhöh	27,200	22,839	4,361	19.1%	16.2%	16
Westgau	23,270	19,576	3,694	18.9%	13.8%	14
The Sudmark	23,044	19,599	3,445	17.6%	13.7%	16
Norrfeld	14,072	12,116	1,956	16.1%	8.4%	13
The Osmoor	12,970	11,022	1,948	17.7%	7.7%	11
Schwartzistan	168,401	142,533	25,868	18.1%	100.0%	100

The principal towns

The forty largest places by the return, with the previous return for comparison.

#	Place	Region	1840	1830	Change
1	Vellmar city	The Capital District	23,890	20,296	3,594
2	Ostrabruck city	The Ostrand	11,503	9,623	1,880
3	Kessel city	Kesselhöh	8,938	7,323	1,615
4	Hollstadt city	Westgau	7,618	6,300	1,318
5	Norrhafen town	The Sudmark	3,678	3,129	549
6	Tarnmund town	The Sudmark	3,660	3,081	579
7	Weinau town	The Sudmark	3,581	2,970	611
8	Sudfurt town	Norrfeld	3,498	2,981	517
9	Dammberg town	The Ostrand	3,287	2,765	522
10	Eisenheim town	The Capital District	3,208	2,693	515
11	Hagenkirchen town	Westgau	3,177	2,656	521
12	Vellhausen town	Kesselhöh	3,119	2,598	521
13	Sudholt town	The Ostrand	3,109	2,704	405
14	Tarnmoor town	The Capital District	3,069	2,618	451
15	Norrwick town	Norrfeld	2,978	2,553	425
16	Sandfeld town	Kesselhöh	2,894	2,454	440
17	Marschau town	The Osmoor	2,820	2,438	382
18	Dammsee town	The Osmoor	2,745	2,299	446
19	Weinfeld town	The Sudmark	2,559	2,145	414
20	Weinwick town	The Ostrand	2,526	2,139	387
21	Grautal town	The Ostrand	2,387	1,998	389
22	Reedtal town	Kesselhöh	2,266	1,940	326
23	Hochstadt town	Westgau	2,254	1,880	374
24	Salzhafen town	The Sudmark	2,191	1,902	289
25	Sanding town	Westgau	2,188	1,881	307
26	Grauburg town	Kesselhöh	2,170	1,857	313
27	Berging town	The Osmoor	2,054	1,749	305
28	Lindenmar town	Westgau	1,916	1,627	289
29	Brennholt town	The Ostrand	1,798	1,462	336
30	Oberholt town	Norrfeld	1,763	1,470	293
31	Oberbach town	Kesselhöh	1,644	1,395	249
32	Grauholt town	The Sudmark	1,535	1,309	226
33	Hollhausen town	Norrfeld	1,379	1,146	233
34	Wasserdorf town	Westgau	1,331	1,118	213
35	Norrbruck town	The Ostrand	1,226	1,016	210
36	Hochfurt village	The Capital District	997	839	158
37	Niederbruck village	Kesselhöh	986	849	137
38	Norrtal village	Westgau	905	784	121
39	Kesselkirchen village	The Ostrand	897	789	108
40	Talberg village	Kesselhöh	888	743	145

The population since 1804

Population of Schwartzistan by year — Population by year, with the census years marked by the returns above.