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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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OTAGO REGION

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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

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