 Most estates above 50 hectares in size, were owned by Poles (65.4%), followed by ethnic Belarusians (17.8%).The majority of inhabitants (62.6%) described themselves merely as “locals” ("tutejsi"), and for the greater part were peasants of Belarusian and Ukrainian origin.Ethnic Poles made up around 15% of the population, Ukrainians (mainly in the south-east) numbered about 5%, Belarusians 6.6%, and Jews (mainly in towns) around 10%.