The Stopnitsa uezd (; ) was one of the subdivisions of the Kielce Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Stopnitsa until 1915, when it was replaced with Busko-Zdruy.
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 1915, the Austrian occupation authorities moved the seat from Stopnitsa to Busko-Zdruy, changing the name of the district to Busko County. In 1919, it was transformed into Stopnica County, Kielce Voivodeship, Poland.
Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, the Stopnitsa uezd had a population of 130,470. Of these, 4,420 people lived in the village of Stopnitsa and 6,888 lived in the city of Chmielnik.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, 84.7% spoke Polish, 14.1% Yiddish, 0.6% Russian, 0.4% German, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% spoke other languages as their native language.Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
Spokenlanguages 1897 Census Number % Polish 110,50084.7% Yiddish 18,38314.1% Russian 8230.6% German 5830.4% Ukrainian 1100.1% Belarusian 100.0% Other 610.0% Total 130,470100%
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