Mekhov Uezd

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The Uezd was formed in 1837 as part of the Kraków Voivodeship and later part of the Kraków Governorate, which was renamed to the Kielce Governorate in 1842. After 1844 it was part of the Radom Governorate, and since 1867 it was once again part of the Kielce Governorate when it was reestablished. In 1919, it was transformed into Miechów County, Kielce Voivodeship, Poland.

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, the Mekhov Uezd had a population of 114,410. Of these, 4,175 people lived in the city of Mekhov.^[1]

In the Uezd, 93.4% spoke Polish, 5.0% Yiddish, 1.2% Russian and 0.4% other languages.^[2]