주한미대사관
국무장관 귀하
1949년 5월 9일자 ‘대한민국 최초의 인구조사에 관한 지시 송달’이라는 제목의 <급송문서> 제254호와 관련입니다.
다음은 38선 이남의 남한에서 실시한 최근 인구조사의 최종 인구집계로 공보처가 제출한 보고입니다.
이 집계는 공보처장의 지시에 따라 직원이 수집한 것으로 1949년 5월 1일 현재 인구입니다. 제주도는 여성인구가 남성인구를 초과한 지역입니다.
무쵸(Muccio)
# INCOMING AIRGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF STATE DIVISION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS
TELEGRAPH BRANCH
Action Ass't [illegible] to [illegible] A [illegible] 4140
Action [illegible] AMPAL American Embassy,
Seoul, Korea
[illegible] Date of Mailing: June 20 1949
UNCLASSIFIED-[illegible] [illegible] June 23, 1949 10: 31 a m
Secretary [illegible]
Name of Officer
[illegible]
Direction to DC/R [illegible]
L-[illegible], June 17, 1949
Reference is made to dispatch in patch No. 214 dated May 7, 1949 entitled "Transmittal of Introduction on First Census of the Government of the Republic of Korea"
The following is a resume of unbalance by OPI covering the final round figures of the present census taken in Korea south of the 38th parallel:
The grand total 20,184,000
320
Male 10,201,000 Female 9,983,000
Breakdown by Provinces:
PROVINCE MALES FEMALES TOTAL
Kyunggi-do 1,386,000 1,355,000 2,741,000
Choong-Chung Namdo 1,030,000 997,000 2,027,000
Choong-Chung Pukto 597,000 584,000 1,147,000
Cholla Namdo 1,029,000 1,013,000 1,042,000
Cholla Pukto 1,035,000 1,015,000 2,050,000
Kyong-Seng Namdo 1,573,000 1,562,000 2,135,000
Kyong-Sang Pukto 1,619,000 1,636,000 3,205,000
Kangwon-Do 587,000 551,000 1,138,000
Cheju-do Island 116,000 137,000 253,000
City of Seoul 741,000 703,000 1,446,000
TOTALS 10,203,000 9,483,000 20,184,000
The figures were compiled by a [illegible] under the direction of the Director of the Office of Public Information [illegible] and the above figures are as of May 1, 1949. Cheju-do Island is the only area where the [illegible] population procedure [illegible] of the dale.
ENCLD