STATE AND COUNTY CENSUS AS A TOOL FOR ASSESSING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE CHELYABINSK DISTRICT ON THE BORDER OF XIX-XX CENTURIES
This paper argues that statistical studies are the primary a necessary basis for the formation of programs of development of territories. Based on the analysis of data, the First universal census of the Russian Empire, and studies of the provincial governments of the southern Urals proved that a complete picture of the socio-economic potential of the region can be only with the help of statistical data from different sources. The results of the specific activities of the Chelyabinsk district local government conducted in accordance with the needs of the population identified in the state and County censuses.