Demographics
In 1834 the governorate had about 789,000 inhabitants; in 1897 the population grew to about 1,591,000 souls (37 per square kilometer) and consisted of 56,1 percent Belorussians, 17,6 percent Lithuanians, 12,7 percent Jews and 8,2 percent Poles.
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