Demographics
In 1900, the county had a population of 437,116 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
Total:
- Hungarian: 324,087 (74,1%)
- Croatian: 84,904 (19,4%)
- German: 4,917 (1,1%)
- Slovak: 218 (0,1%)
- Romanian: 159 (0,0%)
- Serbian: 13 (0,0%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 22,816 (5,2%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 402,773 (92,2%)
- Jewish: 13,967 (3,2%)
- Calvinist: 11,793 (2,7%)
- Lutheran: 8,251 (1,9%)
- Greek Catholic: 68 (0,0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 108 (0,0%)
- Unitarian: 32 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 124 (0,0%)
According to the census of 1910, the county had 466,333 inhabitants.
Population by language (1910 census):
- Hungarian: 347,167 (74,45%)
- Croatian: 91,909 (19,71)
- German: 3,889 (0,83%)
- Slovak: 233
- Serbian: 56
- Romanian: 44
- Ruthenian: 3
- Other: 23,032 (4,94%)
Population by religion (1910 census):
- Roman Catholic: 433,145 (92,88%)
- Jewish: 12,829 (2,75%)
- Calvinist: 11,738 (2,52%)
- Lutheran: 8,220 (1,76%)
- Greek Catholic: 117
- Greek Orthodox: 110
- Unitarian: 37
- Other: 74 (0,15%)
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