Population reconstruction is a method used by
historical demographers. Using records such as
church registries the size and composition of families living in a given region in a given past time is determined. This allows the identification and analysis of patterns of family formation, fertility, mortality, and migration, and of consequent trends such as population growth.
See also
*
One-place study
References
* Paul-André Rosental
The Novelty of an Old Genre: Louis Henry and the Founding of Historical Demography Population (English edition), Volume 58 –2003/1
Demography
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