Polish census of 1921
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The Polish census of 1921 or First General Census in Poland was the first census in the Second Polish Republic
, performed on September 30, 1921 by the Main Bureau of Statistics (Główny Urząd Statystyczny).
It was followed by the Polish census of 1931
, which was in some respects less reliable since the government set up the census criteria in order to minimize the number of citizens belonging to national minorities. Thus the numbers from the 1921 census, while older, are sometimes used in preference to later numbers.
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
, performed on September 30, 1921 by the Main Bureau of Statistics (Główny Urząd Statystyczny).
It was followed by the Polish census of 1931
Polish census of 1931
The Polish census of 1931 or Second General Census in Poland was the second census taken in Poland, performed on December 9, 1931 by the Main Bureau of Statistics...
, which was in some respects less reliable since the government set up the census criteria in order to minimize the number of citizens belonging to national minorities. Thus the numbers from the 1921 census, while older, are sometimes used in preference to later numbers.