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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

The People

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The People

The population given in the last five government censuses is as follows:

1926
1906 1911 1916 1921 Males Females Whites Total
Manihiki 521 444 493 432 214 199 3 416
Rakahanga 352 315 295 310 172 153 2 327

Although during the 20 years from 1906 to 1926 the total population of the administrative territory of the Cook Islands has shown an increase, the population of Manihiki has decreased by 115 and that of Rakahanga by 25. Part of the decrease has been due to emigration to Rarotonga, where the better opportunities of obtaining employment have attracted settlers. This emigration has resulted in a Manihikian colony in Rarotonga.