Wiek County

Wiek County was one of the four [Uezd|counties of the Russian Empire] located in the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its capital was Haapsalu. The territory of Wiek County corresponds to present-day Lääne and Hiiu counties, the westernmost part of Rapla County, and a small part of Pärnu County.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian [Empire Census] of 1897, Wiek County had a population of 82,077. Of these, 92.2% spoke Estonian, 5.6% Swedish, 1.2% German, 0.6% Russian, 0.2% Ukrainian, and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.