[KS] Pre-Korean War Population of North and South Korea

[Kirk Larsen]

Population Distribution and Change in Korea 1925-1949
Author(s): Glenn T. Trewartha and Wilbur Zelinsky
Source: *Geographical Review*, Vol. 45, No. 1 (Jan., 1955), pp. 1-26
Published by: American Geographical Society


On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Roland Wilson <roland_wilson at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Dear Members,
>
> I was wondering if anyone would have information on or know where I could
> find information on the populations of North and South Korea prior to the
> Korean War?  If this was broken down by province, it would even be better,
> but I realize that I may be asking for too much.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Roland Wilson
>
> roland_wilson at hotmail.com
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> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:21:39 -0400
> > From: Frank Hoffmann <hoffmann at koreaweb.ws>
> > To: Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws
> > Subject: [KS] TECHNICAL note #2
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> > Thank you for your assistance to get this solved! I received about 10
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> > A Mailman GUIDE can be found here:
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-- 
Kirk W. Larsen
Department of History
2151 JFSB
BYU
Provo, UT 84602-6707
(801) 422-3445
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