Submitted by admin on April 22, 2009 - 23:56
Statistics of the Wairarapa Region
Urban Population | |||||
Town | 1911 | 1936 | 1951 | 1961 | 1961 Maoris |
Pahiatua | 1,358 | 1,668 | 2,097 | 2,578 | 59 |
Eketahuna | 806 | 732 | 722 | 771 | 2 |
Masterton | 5,182 | 9,096 | 11,545 | 15,128 | 556 |
Carterton | 1,546 | 1,921 | 2,197 | 3,077 | 137 |
Greytown | 1,042 | 1,190 | 1,258 | 1,580 | 131 |
Featherston | 743 | 1,050 | 1,069 | 1,476 | 66 |
Martinborough | 631 | 959 | 970 | 1,422 | 139 |
Total | 11,308 | 16,616 | 19,858 | 26,032 | 1,090 |
County Population | |||||
County | 1911 | 1936 | 1951 | 1961 | 1961 Maoris |
Pahiatua | 3,398 | 2,849 | 2,727 | 2740 | 81 |
Akitio | 1,421 | 1,159 | 1,237 | 1,189 | 128 |
Eketahuna | 1,914 | 2,049 | 1,807 | 1,819 | 49 |
Mauriceville | 950 | 769 | 554 | 515 | 37 |
Masterton | 4,640 | 4,045 | 3,773 | 4,132 | 453 |
Wairarapa South | 2,745 | 3,001 | 3,003 | 3,038 | 165 |
Featherston | 2,591 | 3,902 | 3,742 | 3,676 | 320 |
Total County | 17,659 | 17,774 | 16,843 | 17,109 | 1,233 |
Total region | 28,967 | 34,390 | 36,701 | 43,141 | 2,323 |
Cows in Milk | ||||
County | Cows in Milk |
Dairy Cows in Milk per 100 Sheep Shorn 1960 |
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1921–22 | 1951–52 | 1959–60 | ||
Pahiatua | 11,009 | 12,612 | 11,270 | 3·78 |
Akitio | 732 | 758 | 315 | 0·11 |
Eketahuna | 6,994 | 10,999 | 9,853 | 3·40 |
Mauriceville | 1,499 | 1,984 | 1,631 | 1·96 |
Masterton | 4,486 | 5,844 | 4 284 | 0·61 |
Wairarapa South | 9,212 | 13,415 | 13,340 | 3·99 |
Featherston | 12,731 | 15,470 | 13,889 | 2·37 |
Total | 46,663 | 61,082 | 54,582 | .. |
Land Occupation | ||
County | Average Area of Holdings 1960 | Area Occupied 1960 |
acres | acres | |
Pahiatua | 409 | 165,805 |
Akitio | 1,188 | 196,048 |
Eketahuna | 547 | 184,217 |
Mauriceville | 530 | 55,153 |
Masterton | 833 | 469,550 |
Wairarapa South | 478 | 225,523 |
Featherston | 789 | 452,224 |
Masterton acts as the regional centre of the Wairarapa, containing many branches of Government Departments, some educational institutions, and a growing share of industry which, however, is more concerned with supplying regional rather than national markets, textiles and food products being the exception. As a centre for commerce it has to compete with Wellington and Palmerston North which serves much of the northern Wairarapa. With the opening of the Rimutaka Tunnel, 1955, the rail journey to Wellington has been shortened and the Rimutaka Road has been considerably widened and improved. During the period 1911–51, urban development was concentrated in Masterton and Martinborough and, to a lesser extent, in Carterton and Pahiatua, whereas Greytown's growth was relatively slow, whilst Eketahuna registered a small decline. During the last decade, however, Featherston, Carterton, and Martinborough have grown appreciably. The county population has generally shown a decline continuing, in some cases, into the last decade.