Litin uezd

The Litin uezd^{[lower-alpha 1]} was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Novograd-Volynsky and Zhitomir uezds of the Volhynian Governorate to the north, the Vinnitsa uezd to the east, the Mogilev uezd to the south, and the Ushitsa uezd to the west. It composed most of Vinnytsia Raion. The administrative centre of the county was Litin (modern-day Lityn).

Litin uezd Литинскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Southwestern
Governorate	Podolia
Established	1796
Abolished	31 January 1923
Capital	Litin
Area
• Total	3,322 km2 (1,283 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	210,502
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	11.77%
• Rural	88.23%

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (volosts) of the Litin uezd in 1912 were as follows:^[1]

Name	Name in Russian	Capital
Bagrinovtsy volost	Багриновская волость	Bagrinovtsy
Kozhukhov volost	Кожуховская волость	Kozhukhov
Mezhirov volost	Межировская волость	Mezhirov
Ovsyanniki volost	Овсянникская волость	Ovsyanniki
Pilyava volost	Пилявская волость	Pilyava
Sosny volost	Сосонская волость	Sosny
Staraya-Sinyava volost	Старо-Синявская волость	Staraya-Sinyava
Tereshpol volost	Терешпольская волость	Tereshpol
Ulanov volost	Улановская волость	Ulanov
Khmelnik volost	Хмѣльникская волость	Mazurovka

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Litin uezd had a population of 210,502, including 104,182 men and 106,320 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian^{[lower-alpha 2]} to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.^[4]

Linguistic composition of the Litin uezd in 1897^[4]

Language	Native speakers	Percentage
Little Russian[lower-alpha 2]	175,007	83.14
Jewish	24,051	11.43
Great Russian[lower-alpha 2]	6,368	3.03
Polish	4,348	2.07
Romanian	288	0.14
German	105	0.05
Gipsy	99	0.05
White Russian[lower-alpha 2]	99	0.05
Czech	61	0.03
Tatar	49	0.02
Bashkir	13	0.01
French	8	0.00
Other	6	0.00
Total	210,502	100.00

Notes

1. • Russian: Ли́тинскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Lítinskiy uyézd
   • Ukrainian: Лі́тинський пові́т, romanized: Lítynsʼkyi povít
2. Prior to 1918, the Imperial Russian government classified Russians as the Great Russians, Ukrainians as the Little Russians, and Belarusians as the White Russians. After the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918, the Little Russians identified themselves as "Ukrainian".^[2] Also, the Belarusian Democratic Republic which the White Russians identified themselves as "Belarusian".^[3]

References

1. Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения [Volostny, stanichnaya, rural, communes of government and administration, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location]. Kiev: Izd-vo T-va L. M. Fish. 1913. p. 162. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
2. Hamm, Michael F. (2014). Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917. Princeton University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4008-5151-5.
3. Fortson IV, Benjamin W. (2011). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4443-5968-8.
4. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.