Medieval Demographics Online

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Medieval Demographics Online

November 12th, 2006 Erin Smale Leave a comment Go to comments

An automated tool for creating fantasy populations (with offline version, too)

This tool lets you generate figures for populating low-fantasy kingdoms and settlements. Instructions are included in Low-fantasy Populations article, also included in the offline download below.

Use the drop-down menus and input fields in the form below to generate realistic population numbers for any low fantasy setting. Fields with grey backgrounds are filled in automatically by the Generator.

Regional Area and Population

Region Name

Population Density

Physical Area

Region's Age

sq. miles

years

Regional Area

occupies an area of square miles, of which is arable. This equates to:

Land Type	Square Miles	Acres
Arable/Settled
Wilderness

Regional Population and Distribution

supports a population of people, distributed as follows:

Settlement Type	Number	Total Population	Average Pop of Each	Distance Between Each (miles)
Isolated	N/A		N/A	N/A
Villages
Towns
Cities
Big Cities				N/A

Universities and Fortifications

supports Universities and standing fortifications.

Fortification Type	Number	Active (settled)	Active (wilderness)	Abandoned (settled)	Abandoned (wilderness)
Castle
Keep
Tower
Totals

Settlement Area and Population

Population

Minimum Area

people

The settlement occupies square miles ( acres).

Population Overview

Nobles	Officers	Clergy	Freeholders	Citizens	Hirelings

Population Breakdown

Ruling House and Noble Households
Ruling House	Relatives	Servants	House Guard	Serjeants

Additional Noble Houses		Population of other Houses

Settlement Officers
Reeve	Messor	Woodward	Constable	Law Enforcement	Law enforcement is:

Settlement Clergy
Clerics (deacons, lesser priests)			Priests (fully-vested)

Freeholders
Adventurers Apothecaries Armourers* Artists Butchers* Chandlers Charcoalers Cobblers Entertainers Foresters Furriers Glassworkers Innkeepers Jewelers Litigants Locksmiths Masons Metalsmiths* Millers/Bakers* Ostlers*			Outfitters Physicians Potters Roofers Ropemakers Sages/Heralds Salters* Scribes Shipwrights* Tailors Tanners* Taverns Teamsters Timberwright* Tinkers Vintners Weaponcrafters* Weavers Woodcrafters Yeomen
Freeholders typically live in the same building as their shop, unless marked with an asterisk (*), in which case their dwelling is separate from their place of business.