110 km from the Manawatu Gorge to the Kawekas, inland from Napier. The name for the 920m/3017 foot high mountain appears to be a corruption of the original name Wharetiti (Whare – house, titi – muttonbird (the Sooty Shearwater)). According to an interview on Radio Woodville in 2009, the peak gained its name when migrating muttonbird nested on top of the ridges of the Ruahine mountain range. The birds arrived at Wharetiti from Bare Island, Waimarama and continued northwards to Tongariro. Local Māori would construct temporary housing when the titi began to arrive and would harvest the birds from their burrows, preserving them inside pouches made from bull kelp which they carried up from the coast. It is some years since muttonbirds were last seen in this part of the Ruahines. Demography Woodville has an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Woodville had a population of 1,548 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 147 people (10.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (10.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 648 households. There were 777 males and 774 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 44.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 315 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 219 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 702 (45.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 315 (20.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 81.8% European/Pākehā, 26.0% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.3% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 11.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.3% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 4.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 123 (10.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 399 (32.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 468 (38.0%) people were employed full-time, 180 (14.6%) were part-time, and 54 (4.4%) were unemployed. Economy In 2018, 14.7% worked in manufacturing, 6.0% worked in construction, 5.5% worked in hospitality, 6.5% worked in transport, 7.8% worked in education, and 11.1% worked in healthcare. Woodville's place in European migration history was established when