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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.
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Statistics of the Canterbury Region
| Urban Population |
|
Town
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
| Rangiora |
1,834 |
2,239 |
2,799 |
3,540 |
14 |
| Kaiapoi |
1,823 |
1,598 |
2,246 |
3,110 |
62 |
| Christchurch region |
91,509 |
138,065 |
179,724 |
227,511 |
1,647 |
| Ashburton |
2,671 |
5,683 |
8,287 |
11,602 |
39 |
| Geraldine |
945 |
957 |
1,080 |
1,832 |
.. |
| Temuka |
1,741 |
1,911 |
2,212 |
2,431 |
53 |
| Timaru |
11,280 |
17,397 |
21,209 |
24,816 |
98 |
| Waimate |
1,762 |
2,315 |
2,907 |
3,310 |
4 |
| Total |
113,565 |
170,165 |
220,464 |
278,151 |
1,917 |
| County Population |
|
County
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
| Amuri |
1,695 |
2,674 |
2,643 |
2,940 |
39 |
| Cheviot |
1,383 |
1,387 |
1,354 |
1,532 |
20 |
| Waipara |
1,966 |
2,734 |
2,476 |
2,927 |
5 |
| Kowai |
2,080 |
2,078 |
1,937 |
2,220 |
6 |
| Ashley |
710 |
803 |
655 |
665 |
12 |
| Rangiora |
2,888 |
3,313 |
3,418 |
3,785 |
292 |
| Eyre |
1,872 |
1,896 |
1,812 |
1,876 |
13 |
| Oxford |
1,867 |
1,702 |
1,580 |
1,586 |
5 |
| Tawera |
1,241 |
938 |
742 |
751 |
15 |
| Malvern |
3,458 |
3,033 |
3,123 |
4,255 |
170 |
| Banks region Peninsula |
3,767 |
2,715 |
2,951 |
2,625 |
97 |
| Springs |
1,891 |
1,847 |
2,202 |
2,625 |
4 |
| Ellesmere |
3,773 |
3,897 |
3,599 |
3,699 |
29 |
| Selwyn |
1,267 |
1,624 |
1,592 |
1,703 |
5 |
| Ashburton |
12,313 |
13,708 |
11,218 |
11,607 |
17 |
| Geraldine |
5,471 |
5,937 |
5,536 |
5,149 |
126 |
| Levels |
5,319 |
5,557 |
5,236 |
5,731 |
35 |
| Mackenzie |
2,341 |
3,158 |
4,033 |
3,310 |
11 |
| Waimate |
6,730 |
7,234 |
6,000 |
6,058 |
43 |
| Total county |
62,032 |
66,235 |
62,107 |
65,044 |
944 |
| Total region |
175,597 |
236,400 |
282,571 |
343,195 |
2,861 |
| Cows in Milk |
|
County
|
|
Cows in Milk
|
|
Dairy Cows in Milk per 100 Sheep Shorn
1960
|
|
1921–22 |
1951–52 |
1959–60 |
|
| Amuri |
918 |
715 |
637 |
0.14 |
| Cheviot |
1,231 |
649 |
413 |
0.17 |
| Waipara |
1,294 |
1,136 |
955 |
0.19 |
| Kowai |
2,044 |
2,100 |
1,661 |
1.10 |
| Ashley |
688 |
361 |
336 |
0.28 |
| Rangiora |
4,711 |
4,540 |
4,559 |
4.90 |
| Eyre |
2,945 |
2,562 |
2,850 |
2.33 |
| Oxford |
1,572 |
1,566 |
1,520 |
0.93 |
| Tawera |
633 |
448 |
425 |
0.35 |
| Malvern |
1,744 |
935 |
637 |
0.23 |
| Banks Peninsula region |
8,994 |
6,478 |
4,808 |
2.23 |
| Springs |
2,983 |
4,073 |
4,428 |
6.30 |
| Ellesmere |
5,494 |
5,229 |
4,646 |
2.80 |
| Selwyn |
927 |
669 |
579 |
0.19 |
| Ashburton |
10,050 |
6,200 |
5,133 |
0.29 |
| Geraldine |
8,526 |
6,923 |
6,541 |
1.19 |
| Levels |
4,747 |
3,877 |
2,899 |
0.73 |
| Mackenzie |
1,536 |
967 |
609 |
0.10 |
| Waimate |
6,209 |
4,247 |
3,211 |
0.33 |
| Christchurch region |
12,269 |
10,398 |
8,706 |
4.80 |
| Total |
79,515 |
64,143 |
55,553 |
.. |
| Land Occupation |
|
County
|
Average Area of Holdings 1960
|
Area Occupied 1960
|
|
acres |
acres |
| Amuri |
3,614 |
831,249 |
| Cheviot |
940 |
199,235 |
| Waipara |
1,279 |
483,502 |
| Kowai |
406 |
103,489 |
| Ashley |
1,125 |
154,063 |
| Rangiora |
157 |
54,337 |
| Eyre |
357 |
94,893 |
| Oxford |
707 |
144,840 |
| Tawera |
4,872 |
336,155 |
| Malvern |
433 |
145,126 |
| Banks Peninsula region |
512 |
189,559 |
| Springs |
211 |
51,187 |
| Ellesmere |
275 |
114,849 |
| Selwyn |
1,652 |
380,031 |
| Ashburton |
819 |
1,341,089 |
| Geraldine |
588 |
436,847 |
| Levels |
262 |
156,058 |
| Mackenzie |
4,302 |
1,484,136 |
| Waimate |
801 |
762,891 |
| Christchurch region |
161 |
156,592 |
