Chocz, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Chocz [xɔt͡ʂ] is a town in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Chocz.^[2]

Chocz
Town
Church of the Assumption in Chocz
Flag Coat of arms
Chocz
Coordinates: 51°58′N 17°52′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Pleszew
Gmina	Chocz
Town rights	before 1382
Government
• Mayor	Marian Dariusz Wielgosik
Area
• Total	6.88 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (31 December 2021[1])
• Total	1,746
• Density	254/km2 (657/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63-313
Area code	+48 62
Car plates	PPl
Website	http://www.chocz.pl

History

Chocz, in the past also known as Chodecz, was granted town rights before 1382.^[3] It was a private town, administratively located in the Pyzdry County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.^[4]

Chocz regained town rights on January 1, 2015.^[5]

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:^[1]

Description	All		Women		Men
Unit	person	percentage	person	percentage	person	percentage
Population	1746	100	861	49.3%	885	50.7%
Population density	253.8		125.2		128.6

According to the 1921 Polish census, the population was 96.8% Polish and 3% Jewish.^[6]

Number of inhabitants by year

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1890 1,776 —     1897 1,587 −10.6% 1910 1,981 +24.8% 2015 1,802 −9.0% 2016 1,799 −0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2017 1,811 +0.7% 2018 1,777 −1.9% 2019 1,787 +0.6% 2020 1,769 −1.0% 2021 1,746 −1.3%
Source: [7][1]