As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population of 29,126 and a
density of 226.17 inhabitants per square kilometer (585.8/sq mi). The total area was 128.78 km2 (49.72 sq mi).
1889 - With the establishment of the modern municipal system, Furukawa Town (古川町), Arao? Village (荒雄村), Shida Village (志田村), Shikitama? Village (敷玉村), Takakura? Village (高倉村), Matsuyama Village (松山村), Shimoibano Village (下伊場野村), Sambongi Village (三本木村), and Kashimadai Village (鹿島台村) established
1890 - Matsuyama becomes a town
1894 - District offices established in Furukawa Town