Editing Solothurn (section)

==Historical population==
The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1174|Solothurn}}</ref>
<timeline>
Colors=
  id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9)
  id:darkgrey  value:gray(0.8)
ImageSize  = width:1100 height:500
PlotArea   = height:350 left: 100 bottom:90 right:100
Legend     = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160
AlignBars  = justify
DateFormat = x.y
Period     = from:0 till:18000
TimeAxis   = orientation:vertical
AlignBars  = justify
ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:4000 start:0
ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:800 start:0
Colors=
 id:TO     value:yellowgreen      legend:Total
 id:GE     value:teal      legend:German_Speaking
 id:FR     value:green      legend:French_Speaking
 id:CA     value:lightpurple      legend:Catholic
 id:PR     value:oceanblue      legend:Protestant
 id:SW     value:red      legend:Swiss
PlotData=
  color:yellowgreen width:40   mark:(line,white) align:center
  bar:1850 from:start till:5370 text:"5,370" color:TO
  bar:1870a from:start till:7008 text:"7,008" color:TO
  bar:1888 from:start till:8317 text:"8,317" color:TO
  bar:1900 from:start till:10025 text:"10,025" color:TO
  bar:1910 from:start till:11688 text:"11,688" color:TO
  bar:1930 from:start till:13734 text:"13,734" color:TO
  bar:1950 from:start till:16743 text:"16,743" color:TO
  bar:1970 from:start till:17708 text:"17,708" color:TO
  bar:1990 from:start till:15748 text:"15,748" color:TO
  bar:2000 from:start till:15489 text:"15,489" color:TO
LineData =
  points:(300,245)(400,271)  color:GE
  points:(400,271)(500,300)  color:GE
  points:(500,300)(600,340)  color:GE
  points:(600,340)(700,393)  color:GE
  points:(700,393)(800,381)  color:GE
  points:(800,381)(900,352)  color:GE
  points:(900,352)(1000,348)  color:GE
  points:(300,95)(400,100)  color:FR
  points:(400,100)(500,103)  color:FR
  points:(500,103)(600,100)  color:FR
  points:(600,100)(700,102)  color:FR
  points:(700,102)(800,99)  color:FR
  points:(800,99)(900,96)  color:FR
  points:(900,96)(1000,94)  color:FR
  points:(100,184)(200,201)  color:CA
  points:(200,201)(300,199)  color:CA
  points:(300,199)(400,209)  color:CA
  points:(400,209)(500,217)  color:CA
  points:(500,217)(600,227)  color:CA
  points:(600,227)(700,242)  color:CA
  points:(700,242)(800,277)  color:CA
  points:(800,277)(900,228)  color:CA
  points:(900,228)(1000,196)  color:CA
  points:(100,100)(200,115)  color:PR
  points:(200,115)(300,140)  color:PR
  points:(300,140)(400,164)  color:PR
  points:(400,164)(500,186)  color:PR
  points:(500,186)(600,215)  color:PR
  points:(600,215)(700,242)  color:PR
  points:(700,242)(800,230)  color:PR
  points:(800,230)(900,200)  color:PR
  points:(900,200)(1000,179)  color:PR
  points:(100,189)(200,216)  color:SW
  points:(200,216)(300,240)  color:SW
  points:(300,240)(400,267)  color:SW
  points:(400,267)(500,295)  color:SW
  points:(500,295)(600,338)  color:SW
  points:(600,338)(700,398)  color:SW
  points:(700,398)(800,382)  color:SW
  points:(800,382)(900,347)  color:SW
  points:(900,347)(1000,330)  color:SW
</timeline>