submitted by George Poulos on 31.10.2004
Table 1: From, George N. Leontsinis The Island of Kythera: A Social History (1700-1863). Population changes on Kythera. Chapter 38, of Peter Vanges, Kythera. A History.. Kytherian Association of Australia. 1993. Kythera was subject to foreign occupation throughout history. Each of these occupiers effected the lives of the Kytherians and caused a wave of immigration into or out of the island. There is no doubt that events and opportunities taking place in other parts of the world caused very noticeable fluctations to the population of Kythera. This list below illustrates some of these changes, and the forces behind them. B.C. 2000 Porphyrousa inhabited and Skandia was built 1500 City of Kythera built 1400 Destruction of Crete, and the city of Skandia 1000 Depletion of population A.D. 370 Arrival and martyrdom of Elesa at Kythera 700 Pirate attacks - decrease in population 900 St. Theodore arrives - island considered uninhabited 1100 Increase in population under Sparta - Crusades 1160 Discovery of icon of Myrtidiotissa 1204 Kythera under Venetian control 1453 Fall of Byzantium - population of Kythera on the increase 1503 Strengthening of fortifications of the Kastro at Hora - population over 5,000 1537 Barbarossa attacked Kythera. Destruction of Paliohora, sharp fall in population to less than 2,000 1545 Records indicate the population of Kythera to be 1,800 1565 Population 3,000. Fortress of Mylopotamos built 1570 Population 4,000 1620 Population 7,500 1760 Population 6,000 - Pirate attacks 1785 Population 8,000 1820 Population 10,000. Ionian nation formed 1825 Population 12,200. British control. Struggle for Greek independence 1830 Population 8,600 1840 Population 9,400 1845 Population 11,800 1850 Population 12,500 1855 Population 13,100 1860 Population 13,700 1863 Population 14,600. Second wave of immigration to Smyrna 1890 Population 9,300. Immigration to Asia Minor ceases 1895 Population 12,300 1917 Population 13,102. Kythera declared as an independent state 1920 Population 9,700. Immigration to Australia and the USA 1940 Population 8,000. German occupation. Kytherians from other parts of Greece seek refuge on the island. Population swells to well over 20,000 for a short period. 1960 Population 5,000. Immigration continues. 1990 Population 3,000. Immigration to Australia and USA ceases.
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