Kaneau was founded as a Lutheran colony on 7 June 1767 by Baron Caneau de Beauregard.
Year | Households | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | ||
| 1767 | 87 | 283 | 140 | 143 |
| 1769 | 87 | 310 | 158 | 152 |
| 1773 | 66 | 263 | 133 | 130 |
| 1788 | 31 | 163 | 97 | 66 |
| 1798 | 37 | 229 | 115 | 114 |
| 1816 | 45 | 383 | 187 | 196 |
| 1834 | 78 | 662 | 340 | 322 |
| 1850 | 108 | 826 | 404 | 422 |
| 1857 | 102 | 976 | 480 | 496 |
| 1859 | 90 | 986 | 493 | 493 |
| 1886 | ||||
| 1891 | ||||
| 1894 | ||||
| 1897 | 1,703* | 867 | 836 | |
| 1904 | ||||
| 1910 | 235 | 2,196 | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| 1912 | 2,494 | |||
| 1920 | 284 | 2,132 | ||
| 1926** | 213 | 1,060 | 507 | 553 |
*Of whom 1,692 were German.
**Of whom 1,057 (507 male & 550 female) were German living in 212 households.
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Kano (Wolgadeutsche.net) - in Russian