Population Dynamics of the Village of Chumay in the XIX – Early XX Centuries

Abstract

The article deals with the population dynamics of the village of Chumay in the XIX – early XX centuries. The main research objective was to study statistical data and identify the causes and conditions that had a decisive impact on the demographic situation in Chumay during the period under review. The study was based on a critical analysis of published and unpublished historical sources. The reliability of the data was checked by comparing the arithmetic mean values. The analysis involved the number of houses and farms, the total number of residents, and their distribution by class, religion, and gender. The resettlement policy of the state and the associated natural growth proved to be the main factor that affected the population of Chumay. The population growth was associated with the permanent placement of exiles in Chumay. Voluntary immigrants from the inner provinces of Russia did not have a significant impact on the local demography. The paper also introduces the average population of the Chumay household in the XIX – early XX centuries.

Keywords

• siberia
• demographics
• russian old-timers
• exiles
• peasantry