Stavropol Governorate

The Stavropol Governorate was a governorate (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Stavropol Krai. It was created in 1847 out of the territories of Caucasian peoples and disbanded in Russian SFSR in 1924.

Stavropol Governorate 1910

Demographics

As of 1897, 873,301 people populated the oblast. Russians constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Ukrainians. Total Slavic population was 804,153 (92%)

Ethnic groups in 1897[1]
Ethnic groups in 1897
TOTAL 873,301 100%
Russians 482,495 55,2%
Ukrainians 319,817 36,6%
Nogais 19,651 2,3%
Caucasian Turkmens 14,896 1,7%
Kalmyks 10,814 1,2%
Germans 8,601 1%
Armenians 5,385 0,6%

References
  1. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=476

Further reading
  • William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Stavropol", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook – via Open Library


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