Series · Census returns

Census of 1870

Reference: NA/CEN/1870 · the 8th census of Schwartzistan · Grand Chancellor Piet Wendl

258,430Persons enumerated

33,009Change since 1860

14.6%Change, per cent

100Cities, towns and villages

7,545Births registered, 1870

4,167Deaths registered, 1870

Census of 1870 · Abstract of the Return by Regions

Region	Persons, 1870	Persons, 1860	Places
The Ostrand	52,208	45,637	21
The Capital District	51,391	45,063	9
Kesselhöh	42,504	36,710	16
Westgau	36,585	31,588	14
The Sudmark	34,762	30,691	16
Norrfeld	21,445	18,625	13
The Osmoor	19,535	17,107	11
Schwartzistan	258,430	225,421	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	1870	1860	Change	Per cent	Share	Places
The Ostrand	52,208	45,637	6,571	14.4%	20.2%	21
The Capital District	51,391	45,063	6,328	14.0%	19.9%	9
Kesselhöh	42,504	36,710	5,794	15.8%	16.4%	16
Westgau	36,585	31,588	4,997	15.8%	14.2%	14
The Sudmark	34,762	30,691	4,071	13.3%	13.5%	16
Norrfeld	21,445	18,625	2,820	15.1%	8.3%	13
The Osmoor	19,535	17,107	2,428	14.2%	7.6%	11
Schwartzistan	258,430	225,421	33,009	14.6%	100.0%	100

The principal towns

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

#	Place	Region	1870	1860	Change
1	Vellmar city	The Capital District	36,165	31,632	4,533
2	Ostrabruck city	The Ostrand	18,093	15,710	2,383
3	Kessel city	Kesselhöh	14,855	12,567	2,288
4	Hollstadt city	Westgau	12,775	10,785	1,990
5	Tarnmund town	The Sudmark	5,625	4,976	649
6	Norrhafen town	The Sudmark	5,569	4,899	670
7	Sudfurt town	Norrfeld	5,259	4,607	652
8	Weinau town	The Sudmark	5,170	4,574	596
9	Dammberg town	The Ostrand	5,086	4,468	618
10	Hagenkirchen town	Westgau	4,891	4,283	608
11	Sudholt town	The Ostrand	4,846	4,256	590
12	Eisenheim town	The Capital District	4,834	4,288	546
13	Tarnmoor town	The Capital District	4,747	4,164	583
14	Vellhausen town	Kesselhöh	4,682	4,066	616
15	Norrwick town	Norrfeld	4,502	3,868	634
16	Dammsee town	The Osmoor	4,423	3,750	673
17	Sandfeld town	Kesselhöh	4,191	3,693	498
18	Marschau town	The Osmoor	4,158	3,648	510
19	Weinwick town	The Ostrand	4,042	3,467	575
20	Weinfeld town	The Sudmark	3,952	3,443	509
21	Grautal town	The Ostrand	3,684	3,232	452
22	Reedtal town	Kesselhöh	3,512	3,082	430
23	Hochstadt town	Westgau	3,509	3,041	468
24	Grauburg town	Kesselhöh	3,480	3,017	463
25	Sanding town	Westgau	3,357	2,907	450
26	Salzhafen town	The Sudmark	3,326	2,955	371
27	Berging town	The Osmoor	3,253	2,784	469
28	Oberholt town	Norrfeld	2,860	2,433	427
29	Lindenmar town	Westgau	2,858	2,514	344
30	Brennholt town	The Ostrand	2,774	2,412	362
31	Oberbach town	Kesselhöh	2,731	2,283	448
32	Grauholt town	The Sudmark	2,509	2,153	356
33	Hollhausen town	Norrfeld	2,313	1,950	363
34	Wasserdorf town	Westgau	2,147	1,828	319
35	Norrbruck town	The Ostrand	1,995	1,687	308
36	Hochfurt village	The Capital District	1,525	1,343	182
37	Niederbruck village	Kesselhöh	1,446	1,294	152
38	Norrtal village	Westgau	1,272	1,135	137
39	Talberg village	Kesselhöh	1,254	1,114	140
40	Weinheim village	Kesselhöh	1,250	1,091	159

The population since 1804

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