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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.
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Statistics of the Otago Region
Urban Population |
Town
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
Oamaru |
5,152 |
7,487 |
8,119 |
12,429 |
33 |
Milton |
1,347 |
1,432 |
1,672 |
1,922 |
4 |
Kaitangata |
1,567 |
1,375 |
1,247 |
1,249 |
11 |
Balclutha |
1,261 |
1,546 |
2,624 |
3,935 |
27 |
Alexandra |
772 |
871 |
1,414 |
2,296 |
.. |
Dunedin region |
79,669 |
94,806 |
103,208 |
112,687 |
406 |
Total |
89,768 |
107,517 |
118,282 |
134,518 |
481 |
Cows in Milk |
County
|
|
Cows in Milk
|
|
Dairy Cows in Milk per 100 Sheep Shorn
1960
|
|
1921–22
|
1951–52
|
1959–60
|
|
Waitaki |
9,287 |
5,141 |
3,113 |
0·34 |
Waihemo |
1,447 |
754 |
463 |
0·24 |
Bruce |
5,694 |
4,702 |
2,914 |
0·57 |
Clutha |
9,057 |
5,368 |
4,168 |
0·40 |
Tuapeka |
3,210 |
1,584 |
950 |
0·12 |
Vincent |
1,503 |
1,793 |
1,034 |
0·19 |
Maniototo |
1,210 |
885 |
580 |
0·11 |
Dunedin region |
15,816 |
11,406 |
10,146 |
1·93 |
Total |
47,224 |
31,633 |
23,368 |
|
County Population |
County
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
Waitaki |
10,079 |
10,460 |
10,406 |
11,321 |
177 |
Waihemo |
2,439 |
2,118 |
2,015 |
1,871 |
13 |
Bruce |
4,835 |
4,426 |
3,830 |
3,981 |
26 |
Clutha |
7,266 |
7,302 |
5,825 |
6,118 |
65 |
Tuapeka |
7,416 |
6,371 |
7,764 |
6,876 |
33 |
Vincent |
4,321 |
5,639 |
5,036 |
4,950 |
5 |
Maniototo |
3,122 |
3,330 |
2,865 |
2,949 |
6 |
Total county |
39,478 |
39,646 |
37,741 |
38,066 |
325 |
Total region |
129,246 |
147,163 |
156,023 |
172,549 |
708 |
Land Occupation |
County
|
Average Area of Holdings 1960
|
Area Occupied 1960
|
|
acres |
acres |
Waitaki |
1,243 |
1,389,611 |
Waihemo |
1,249 |
237,240 |
Bruce |
575 |
310,194 |
Clutha |
579 |
522,189 |
Tuapeka |
1,330 |
856,543 |
Vincent |
2,828 |
1,546,987 |
Maniototo |
3,085 |
919,247 |
Dunedin region |
731 |
773,325 |