Census (Haleglar)

Initiated in 1700 was the first proper census of Haleglar, now set up to incorporate the new political landscape created in recent years, with the baronies dismantled and the country split into provinces and principalities. Every two years a census would take place, mandated by the principality. Every ten years this data would be collected nationwide and checked to make sure all principalities followed a uniform procedure. Those considered in the population count were all who owned property (a demographic which was almost exclusively male). Also listed, though not counted in the population, were the dependents of property owners, such as their wives, children, servants, and anyone else living on their property without owning it.

Changes

 * In 1712 the responsibility for the biannual census was shifted from the principalities to the townships, with data still collected and reported by the principality from its constituent townships.
 * In 1740, a secondary census was initiated which listed all people over the age of sixteen, whether they owned property or were the dependents of those who did. Not listed were children, or the homeless who were not connected to any property owner.
 * In 1844, a change was made that counted all full-time militia in the primary census on the same level as property owners, instead of dependents, which many, such as the Royal Guard, had been previously listed as.