Csík County
# Csík County

Csík (Hungarian, in Romanian: Ciuc) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Csíkszereda (now Miercurea Ciuc).

## Geography

Csík county shared borders with Kingdom of Romania and the Hungarian counties of Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda, Udvarhely and Háromszék. The county was situated in the Carpathian Mountains, around the sources and upper courses of the rivers Olt and Mureș. Its area was 4,859 $km^2$ around 1910.

## History

Csík county consisted of three former seats of the Székelys: Csíkszék, Gyergyószék and Kászonszék (the latter two as filial seats of the former). It was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. It was returned to Hungary by the Second Vienna Award of 1940. After World War II, it became again part of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the present-day Romanian county of Harghita, with small parts in Suceava, Neamț and Bacău.

## Demographics

Population by mother tongue :

| Census | Total | Hungarian | Romanian | Other or unknown |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | 110,940 | 92,802 (86.92%) | 12,836 (12,02%) | 1,135 (1.06%) |
| 1890 | 114,110 | 98,861 (86.64%) | 14,470 (12.68%) | 779 (0.68%) |
| 1900 | 128,382 | 110,963 (86.43%) | 15,936 (12.41%) | 1,483 (1.16%) |
| 1910 | 145,720 | 125,888 (86.39%) | 18,032 (12.37%) | 1,800 (1.24%) |

Population by religion :

| Census | Total | Roman Catholic | Greek Catholic | Jewish | Calvinist | Other or unknown |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | 110,940 | 91,627 (82.59%) | 17,485 (15.76%) | 528 (0.48%) | 321 (0.29%) | 979 (0.88%) |
| 1890 | 114,110 | 93,415 (81.86%) | 18,532 (16.24%) | 706 (0.62%) | 465 (0.41%) | 992 (0.87%) |
| 1900 | 128,382 | 104,287 (81.23%) | 21,100 (16.44%) | 1,518 (1.18%) | 956 (0.74%) | 521 (0.41%) |
| 1910 | 145,720 | 117,351 (80.53%) | 23,724 (16.28%) | 2,357 (1.62%) | 1,689 (1.16%) | 599 (0.41%) |

## Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Csík county were:

Districts (járás) :

| District | Capital |
| - | - |
| Felcsík | Csíkszereda (now Miercurea Ciuc) |
| Gyergyószentmiklós | Gyergyószentmiklós (now Gheorgheni) |
| Gyergyótölgyes | Gyergyótölgyes (now Tulgheș) |
| Kászonalcsík | Csíkszentmárton (now Sânmartin) |
| Szépvíz (from 1913) | Szépvíz (now Frumoasa) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) ||
| Csíkszereda (now Miercurea Ciuc) ||
| Gyergyószentmiklós (now Gheorgheni) ||
