Event record
First census conducted at the Cape
- Date
- 9 Apr 1679
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
Search events by date
This day in history
What happened on your birthday?
How we know this
- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). First census conducted at the Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010835
South African History Online (2011) 'First census conducted at the Cape', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010835 (Accessed: 6 August 2026).
South African History Online, First census conducted at the Cape [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010835, (accessed 6 August 2026).
"First census conducted at the Cape." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010835. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "First census conducted at the Cape." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010835.
Further reading
Place
Mooivallei, Dairy Farm
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
SAHO is free because readers fund it. Donate →