The Olkush uezd (; ) was one of the subdivisions of the Kielce Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Olkush.
History The uezd was formed in 1837 as part of the Kraków Voivodeship and later part of the Kraków Governorate, which was renamed to the Kielce Governorate in 1842. After 1844 it was part of the Radom Governorate, and since 1867 it was once again part of the Kielce Governorate when it was reestablished. In 1919, it was transformed into Olkusz County, Kielce Voivodeship, Poland.
Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, the Olkush uezd had a population of 113,540. Of these, 3,441 people lived in the city of Olkush.Демоскоп Weekly. Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Наличное население в губерниях, уездах, городах Российской Империи (без Финляндии). Келецкая губерния
In the uezd, 88.9% spoke Polish, 10.1% Yiddish, 0.6% Russian, 0.2% Ukrainian, 0.1% German, and 0.1% spoke other languages as their native language.Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
Spokenlanguages 1897 Census Number % Polish 100,89288.9% Yiddish 11,43310.1% Russian 7260.6% Ukrainian 2760.2% German 1330.1% Belarusian 230.0% Latvian 40.0% Other 530.0% Total 113,540100%
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