Khersonsky Uyezd

Khersonsky Uyezd (Херсонский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kherson.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Khersonsky Uyezd had a population of 587,804. Of these, 55.1% spoke Ukrainian, 24.6% Russian, 11.9% Yiddish, 3.5% German, 2.1% Belarusian, 0.9% Polish, 0.8% Moldovan or Romanian, 0.6% Bulgarian, 0.2% Tatar, 0.1% Swedish and 0.1% Greek as their native language.[1]

References

1. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-20.