Alsó-Fehér County
Alsó-Fehér was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in western Romania. The latest capital of the county was Nagyenyed.
Geography
Alsó-Fehér county shared borders with Hunyad, Torda-Aranyos, Kis-Küküllő, Nagy-Küküllő and Szeben counties. The rivers Mureș and Târnava flowed through the county. Its area was 3,576.5 km2 around 1910.
History
Alsó-Fehér county was formed when Fehér county was split in 1744. In 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, the territory of Alsó-Fehér was modified and parts of it were annexed to the counties of Torda-Aranyos and Seben. In 1920, the Treaty of Trianon assigned the territory of the county to Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties of Alba, Sibiu and Mureș.
Demographics
| Census | Total | Romanian | Hungarian | German | Other or unknown |
| 1880 | 178,021 | 135,439 ' | 25,818 ' | 6,972 ' | 3,667 ' |
| 1890 | 193,072 | 151,397 ' | 30,181 ' | 7,539 ' | 3,955 ' |
| 1900 | 212,352 | 166,099 ' | 36,360 ' | 7,953 ' | 1,940 ' |
| 1910 | 221,618 | 171,483 ' | 39,107 ' | 7,269 ' | 3,759 ' |
| Census | Total | Eastern Orthodox | Greek Catholic | Calvinist | Roman Catholic | Lutheran | Jewish | Other or unknown |
| 1880 | 178,021 | 76,165 ' | 66,714 ' | 16,834 ' | 8,551 ' | 5,961 ' | 2,806 ' | 990 ' |
| 1890 | 193,072 | 80,353 ' | 74,132 ' | 19,472 ' | 8,943 ' | 5,813 ' | 3,280 ' | 1,079 ' |
| 1900 | 212,352 | 87,210 ' | 80,211 ' | 21,296 ' | 11,226 ' | 7,170 ' | 3,903 ' | 1,336 ' |
| 1910 | 221,618 | 89,724 ' | 85,276 ' | 23,009 ' | 11,194 ' | 7,283 ' | 3,845 ' | 1,287 ' |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Alsó-Fehér county were: