Re: [Cz-L] Bukowina Censuses for the Years 1869, 1880, 1890 and 1900

Thank you Edgar, for supplying us with with more accurate data and
information.

In 2006, I did some library searches in preparation for writing an article
about the history
of Jewish settlement in Czernowitz. I do not now remember which books and
articles I consulted,
but I am sure that they were all reputable publications.

This is what I found about the Jewish population of Bukowina and Czernowitz:

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  Shortly after annexation by Austria and incorporation into the
  province of Galicia, the 1776 census recorded the Jewish population
  of the Bukowina as 2906 people. Immediately following annexation
  This Population started to grow due to an influx of Jews from Galicia
proper.

  In 1780 there were 1069 Jewish families living in the Bukowina.
  Estimating the number of people per family to be 4, we can assume the
total number
  of Jewish people to have been about 4000. This is an Increase of over 30%
in 4 years.

  During the years 1780 - 1790, small Jewish farmsteads first appeared in
the Bukowina.
  But till sometime in the 19th century, Jews could settle in the Bukowina
only if given
  individual residence permits.
 
  In 1850 the total population of Bukowina was 380,826 inhabitants,
  including 14,581 Jews (3.83% of the total population).
  In 1857, the total population was 456,920 inhabitants, an increase of 20%,
  the Jewish population numbered 29,187 (6.38% of the total population),
  an increase of 100%.
 
  In the years 1857 - 1869 the Jewish population continued to grow:
  In 1869 the total population was 511,964 an increase of 12% since 1857.
  The Jewish population was 47,754 an increase of 63% since 1857.
   
  In the years 1869 - 1880, the general population continued to grow and the
Jewish population growth,
  continued to outpace the general population growth;
  By 1880 the total population numbered 571,671, an in crease of less
  than 12% over 1869.
  The Jewish population numbered 67,418, an increase of 41% since 1869.
 
  In the period 1850 - 1880, the total population grew by 50% while the
Jewish population more than quadrupled.
  By 1880, on the average, one of every 11 inhabitants of the Bukowina was
Jewish.
  By 1880 Jewish inhabitants were to be found in all parts of the Bukowina
and only 11 villages in the province
  did not include Jewish inhabitants.
  In most cities and villages, the Jewish population constituted 10% of the
total population.
  In 26 villages the Jews constituted from 10.2 to 49.1% of the total
population.

  In 1857 of a total population of 456,92, the Jewish population was 29,187
(6.53%).
  In 1869 of a total population of 513,404 the Jewish population was 47,772
(9.31%).
  In 1880 of a total population of 571,671 the Jewish population was 67,418
(11.79%)
  This was 6.71% of the total Jewish population of Austria.
 
  According to the census of 1880, the Jewish population lived in the
following cities in Bukovina:

  City Total Residents Jewish Residents % Jewish
 
  Chernivtsi 45,600 14,449 31.7
  Suceava 10,104 3,750 37.1
  Wiznitz 4,165 3,795 91.9
  Siret 7,240 3,122 37.1
  Kimpolung 5,534 799 14.4
  Waschkoutz 4,277 781 18.3
  Sadagura 4,836 3,888 80.3
  Storozhinets 4,852 1,601 32.8
  Gura Humorului 2,957 963 32.5
  Boyany 5,227 781 14.9
  Vatra Dornei 3,980 494 12.4
  Unter Stanestie 2,727 690 25.3
  Putila 691 80 11.5
 
 In the following years the Jewish population of the Bukowina continued
 to grow as is evident from their number:
 
 In 1880, 67,418
 In 1900, 96,135
 in 1910, 102,900
 in 1914, 120,000.
 
 In the Bukowina as a whole the Jewish population grew at a faster rate than
 the Christian population. The growth of the Jewish population in the years
 1869 1880 was 41.33% as compared to 11.35% for the total population.
 In the years 1880 1890, the Jewish population grew 22.69% as opposed to
 13.11% for the total population and
 in the years 1890 - 1900, 16.24% versus 12.93%.
 
 In Czernowitz, the Jewish population continued to grow too, but
 their percentage as part of the population did not change.
 
 In 1890 out of 54,171 residents, 17,359 were Jewish (32.04%).
 In 1900 out of 67,622 residents, 21,587 were Jewish (31.92%).
 In 1910 out of 87,235 residents, 28,613 were Jewish (32.10%).

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Mimi

On 9/18/10 11:31 AM, "Edgar Hauster" <bconcept_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

> Czernowitzers...
>
> As a courtesy of Dr. Alois Gehart, head of the historical archives and the
> library of Statistics Austria (http://www.statistik.at/web_en/) in Vienna,
> I've got the complete data for the Bukovina censuses for the years 1869, 1880,
> 1890 and 1900, which I uploaded to my Czernowitz blogspot website:
>
>
">http://czernowitz.blogspot.com/2010/09/bukovina-census-for-years-1869-1880.htm
>
<http://czernowitz.blogspot.com/2010/09/bukovina-census-for-years-1869-1880.htm>
l
>
> I think the data are quite interesting, despite the fact that the original
> forms don't exist any more, but however we have now facts and figures in clear
> manner. Of course you'll find there data for each and every district,
> community, locality and
> estate in Bukovina. There are much more data included in the censuses
> (religion,
> language, schools, etc.), but for this purpose you will have to study the
> abbrevations and explanations for the signs and symbols very carefully.
>
> BTW, Jerome and - of course - Bruce, the abbrevations and explanations are now
> included and translated to English (see pdf files). Do you think, it may be
> useful to upload these data to the Ehpes website?
>
> Best wishes to all of you!
>
>
> Edgar Hauster
> Lent - The Netherlands
>
> http://hauster.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
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