Demographics
The population of the Rhine province in 1905 was 6,435,778, including 4,472,058 Roman Catholics, 1,877,582 Protestants and 55,408 Jews. The left bank was predominately Roman Catholic, while on the right bank about half the population was Protestant. The great bulk of the population was German, although the northern part (Province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg) was more closely related to the Netherlands. On the western and southern frontiers resided smaller French-speaking communities.
The Rhine province was the most densely populated part of Prussia, the general average being 617 persons per sq. km. The province contains a greater number of large towns than any other province in Prussia. Upwards of half the population were supported by industrial and commercial pursuits, and barely a quarter by agriculture. There was the university at Bonn, and elementary education was especially successful.
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