978
ITALY
resident in the province, twenty-one years of age, able to read and write, be on the Parliamentary electoral list, or pay a direct annual contribution to the commune, of any nature, or comply with other conditions of a very simple character
In 1911 the number of enrolled administrative electors was 4,011,038 (11 '2 per cent, of population).
Area and Population.
The following figures show the increase of the population of the present territory of the Kingdom of Italy from 1816 onwards in round numbers : —
Year
Population
Increase per
cent, per
annum
Year
• Population
Increase per
cent, per
annum
1816 1848 1862 1872
18,383,000 23,618,000 25,000,000 26,801,000
0-747 1 0-450 ! 0-720 i
1882 1901 1911
28,460,000 32,475,000 34,671,377
0-619 0-738 0-658
In the following table areas of provinces marked with an asterisk are definitely ascertained by the Government Survey De])artment ; the others are estimated partly by the Military Geographical Institute, partly by the General Statistical Department : —
Provinces and Departments
Area in
square
miles
Population, Census 1882
Population,
Census 1901, Feb. 10
Population per square mile, 1901
413-36
222-54 291-08 284-03
292-64
Population,
Present :
Census
1911, June 10
Population per square mile, 1911
Alessandria * . Cuneo * . Novara Torino * .
1.964 2,868 2,553 3,951
11,336
1,582 455
2,037
1,065 1,806 1,104 678 903 1,221 1,288 1,232
729,710
635,400
675,926
1,029,214
811,833
638,235
743,115
1,124,218
3,317,401
934,627 142,846
807,696
646.719
756,326
1,213,709
411-1
225-4 295-5 307-7
Piedmont .
3,070,250
3,424,450
302-0
Geneva
Porto Maurizio .
760,122 132,251
590-79 313-95
1,050,052 147,179
1,197,231
511,237 596,41] 616,212 348,749 349,048 1,726,548 512,340 129,928
4,790,473
663-7 322-7
Lignria
892,373
390,775 471,568 515,050 302,138 295,728 1,114,991 469,831 \ 20, 534
1,077,473
528-95
587-5
P)ergamo * Brescia * . Gomo * (Jremona ■' Mantova " Milano "" . Pavia * Sondrio .
459,594 538,427 580,214 327,838 311,942 1.442,179 496,969 125,565
431 -54 298-13 525-56 483-54 345-45 1,181-15 385-85 101-92
460-6,6
479-0 329-7 556-3 514-5 3861 1,415-1 3P6-9 105-5
Lombardy .
9,297
3,680,615
4,282,728
514-8
