The first simultaneous census in the South African states in April 1904 revealed that there were over 5.1 million people living in the four British colonies on that date, with 3.5 million blacks, 1.1 million whites, 445 000 coloureds and 122 000 Indians making up the population. The Cape with 2.4 million had the largest population, followed by the Transvaal with 1.2 million, Natal with 1.1 million and the Orange Free State (or Orange River Colony) with nearly 0.4 million people. The Cape had the largest number of white people (nearly 600 000) and Natal the least (less than 100 000). Natal had the largest number of black (nearly 1 million) and Indian inhabitants (more than 100 000). There were many more coloured people in the Cape Colony (nearly 400 000) than in the other three colonies combined.
Timeline
-1838 From The First People To the First
SettlementsChapter 1: The First People
Chapter 2: A New Society Drawn From Three Continents
Chapter 3: A Proper British Colony
1800-1899 From Great Irruptions To
African NationalismChapter 4: A Time Of Trouble And Rapid Transformation
Chapter 5: Consolidation And Expansion Of The Colonial Presence
Chapter 6: From The Fall Of Kingdoms To The Rise Of Nationalism
1850-1945 From Agrarian To Industrial Society
Chapter 7: From Territorial Expression To Sovereign State
Chapter 8: Gold And War
Chapter 9: A New South Africa In The Making
Chapter 10: A Turbulent Decade
Chapter 11: Diverse Communities
Chapter 12: The Great Depression And War
1945-2005 From An Afrikaner State To
An African StateChapter 13: The Afrikaner Nationalists In Power
Chapter 14: In Search Of A New Order
