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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 West Coast Region
| Urban Population |
|
Town
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
| Westport |
4,729 |
4,241 |
5,505 |
5,460 |
20 |
| Runanga |
1,091 |
1,647 |
1,828 |
1,735 |
10 |
| Greymouth |
5,469 |
8,115 |
8,865 |
8,881 |
45 |
| Brunner |
1,007 |
998 |
1,113 |
1,073 |
18 |
| Hokitika |
2,291 |
2,689 |
2,986 |
3,007 |
37 |
| Reefton |
1,544 |
1,444 |
1,787 |
1,750 |
19 |
| Total |
16,131 |
19,134 |
22,084 |
21,906 |
149 |
| County Population |
|
County
|
1911
|
1936
|
1951
|
1961
|
1961 Maoris
|
| Buller |
6,682 |
6,350 |
4,996 |
4,088 |
27 |
| Murchison |
1,014 |
1,919 |
1,393 |
1,448 |
23 |
| Inangahua |
2,959 |
2,447 |
1,933 |
1,331 |
33 |
| Grey |
6,111 |
5,698 |
5,118 |
4,767 |
39 |
| Westland |
4,274 |
6,505 |
5,493 |
5,335 |
134 |
| Total county |
21,040 |
22,919 |
18,933 |
16,969 |
256 |
| Total region |
37,171 |
42,053 |
41,017 |
38,875 |
405 |
| Land Occupation |
|
County
|
Average Area of Holdings 1960
|
Area Occupied 1960
|
|
acres |
acres |
| Buller |
290 |
83,820 |
| Murchison |
1,469 |
224,805 |
| Inangahua |
540 |
91,176 |
| Grey |
547 |
197,604 |
| Westland |
1,069 |
548,243 |
| Cows in Milk |
|
County
|
Cows in Milk
|
|
|
Dairy Cows in Milk per 100 Sheep Shorn
1960
|
|
1921–22 |
1951–52 |
1959–60 |
|
| Buller |
5,171 |
6,875 |
7,036 |
100·17 |
| Murchison |
3,086 |
3,963 |
4,048 |
6·69 |
| Inangahua |
2,234 |
2,059 |
1,836 |
4·55 |
| Grey |
4,573 |
4,276 |
3,872 |
6·32 |
| Westland |
5,599 |
9,814 |
10,523 |
16·70 |
| Total |
20,663 |
26,987 |
27,315 |
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