WAIRARAPA REGION
Statistics of the Wairarapa Region
| Urban Population |
|
Town
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
| Pahiatua |
1,358 |
1,668 |
2,097 |
2,578 |
59 |
| Eketahuna |
806 |
732 |
722 |
771 |
2 |
| Masterton |
5,182 |
9,096 |
11,545 |
15,128 |
556 |
| Carterton |
1,546 |
1,921 |
2,197 |
3,077 |
137 |
| Greytown |
1,042 |
1,190 |
1,258 |
1,580 |
131 |
| Featherston |
743 |
1,050 |
1,069 |
1,476 |
66 |
| Martinborough |
631 |
959 |
970 |
1,422 |
139 |
| Total |
11,308 |
16,616 |
19,858 |
26,032 |
1,090 |
| County Population |
|
County
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
| Pahiatua |
3,398 |
2,849 |
2,727 |
2740 |
81 |
| Akitio |
1,421 |
1,159 |
1,237 |
1,189 |
128 |
| Eketahuna |
1,914 |
2,049 |
1,807 |
1,819 |
49 |
| Mauriceville |
950 |
769 |
554 |
515 |
37 |
| Masterton |
4,640 |
4,045 |
3,773 |
4,132 |
453 |
| Wairarapa South |
2,745 |
3,001 |
3,003 |
3,038 |
165 |
| Featherston |
2,591 |
3,902 |
3,742 |
3,676 |
320 |
| Total County |
17,659 |
17,774 |
16,843 |
17,109 |
1,233 |
| Total region |
28,967 |
34,390 |
36,701 |
43,141 |
2,323 |
| Cows in Milk |
|
County
|
Cows in Milk
|
|
|
Dairy Cows in
Milk per 100
Sheep Shorn 1960
|
|
1921–22
|
1951–52
|
1959–60
|
|
| Pahiatua |
11,009 |
12,612 |
11,270 |
3·78 |
| Akitio |
732 |
758 |
315 |
0·11 |
| Eketahuna |
6,994 |
10,999 |
9,853 |
3·40 |
| Mauriceville |
1,499 |
1,984 |
1,631 |
1·96 |
| Masterton |
4,486 |
5,844 |
4 284 |
0·61 |
| Wairarapa South |
9,212 |
13,415 |
13,340 |
3·99 |
| Featherston |
12,731 |
15,470 |
13,889 |
2·37 |
| Total |
46,663 |
61,082 |
54,582 |
.. |
| Land Occupation |
|
County
|
Average Area of Holdings 1960
|
Area Occupied 1960
|
|
acres |
acres |
| Pahiatua |
409 |
165,805 |
| Akitio |
1,188 |
196,048 |
| Eketahuna |
547 |
184,217 |
| Mauriceville |
530 |
55,153 |
| Masterton |
833 |
469,550 |
| Wairarapa South |
478 |
225,523 |
| Featherston |
789 |
452,224 |
Masterton acts as the regional centre of the Wairarapa,
containing many branches of Government Departments, some
educational institutions, and a growing share of industry
which, however, is more concerned with supplying regional
rather than national markets, textiles and food products
being the exception. As a centre for commerce it has to
compete with Wellington and Palmerston North which serves
much of the northern Wairarapa. With the opening of the
Rimutaka Tunnel, 1955, the rail journey to Wellington has
been shortened and the Rimutaka Road has been considerably
widened and improved. During the period 1911–51, urban
development was concentrated in Masterton and Martinborough
and, to a lesser extent, in Carterton and Pahiatua, whereas
Greytown's growth was relatively slow, whilst Eketahuna
registered a small decline. During the last decade, however,
Featherston, Carterton, and Martinborough have grown
appreciably. The county population has generally shown a
decline continuing, in some cases, into the last decade.
