Question: What was the 2014 population of the Dutch province that includes the village of Kropswolde?
Context: Tweants ( [tʋɛːnts] ; Dutch: "Twents", ] ) is a Dutch Low Saxon group of dialects, descending from Old Saxon.  It is spoken daily by approximately 62% of the population of Twente, a region in the Dutch province of Overijssel bordering on Germany.  Its speakers also refer to Twents as "plat" or use the name of their local variant.  A widespread misconception is the assumption that it is a variety of Dutch.  It is, however, a variety of Dutch Low Saxon, recognised by the Dutch government as a regional language according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.  As such, it enjoys some loose stimulation from the part of the government. Groningen (] ; Gronings: "Grönnen" or "Grunn"; West Frisian: "Grinslân" ) is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands.  It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Niedersachsen (districts of Leer and Emsland) to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north.  In 2014, it had a population of 582,640 and a total area of 2960 km2 . Hickory Ridge is one of the 10 villages in Columbia, Maryland, located to the west of the Town Center with a 2014 population of 13,000 in 4,659 housing units.  The village overlays the former postal community of Elioak, Maryland.  It was first occupied in 1974.  Neighborhoods in the village are Hawthorn, Clary's Forest, and Clemens Crossing.  The name Hickory Ridge comes from the 1753 land grant patented by Greenberry Ridgley and Richard Davis named "Hickory Ridge" and the 1749 slave plantation "Hickory Ridge" in nearby Highland, Maryland that resides on the tract. Oostkapelle is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland.  It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 9 km north of Middelburg.  Oostkapelle was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with Domburg.  In 2001, the village of Oostkapelle had 1819 inhabitants.  The built-up area of the village was 1.1 km², and contained 953 residences.  The statistical area "Oostkapelle", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2420. Wheeler is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in northern Union Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.  It lies along State Road 130, northwest of the city of Valparaiso, the county seat of Porter County.  Its elevation is 666 feet (203 m).  Although Wheeler is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 46393.  The population of Wheeler was 443 at the 2010 census.  Wheeler has seen small growth, although its unincorporated, but the estimated population of Wheeler at the 2014 estimate was 452.  The 2014 population area estimate of and around Wheeler was 1,685.  Wheeler is served by the Union Township School Corporation, which includes Wheeler High School, Union Township Middle School, and two elementary schools.  Wheeler today is still part of Union Township and has remained as the largest community in the township by population. Holten (Dutch Low Saxon: "Hooltn") is a small village in the municipality of Rijssen-Holten in the Dutch province of Overijssel, with approximately 10,000 inhabitants.  Holten is located in a forested area just south of the Holterberg, a 65 m hill, and is part of the "Sallandse Heuvelrug" National Park.  The National Park is the only area in the Netherlands in which the black grouse (in Dutch: "korhoen") can be found.  This grouse population is on the brink of extinction, so parts of the National Park are closed to the public during its breeding season. Kaatsheuvel (] ) is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant, situated along highways N261 and N628.  With a population of roughly 16,600, it is the largest village in and the capital of the municipality of Loon op Zand, which also consists of the villages of De Moer and Loon op Zand.  As Kaatsheuvel is a municipality capital, it had a town hall located in the town centre.  The town hall was torn down in 2010 as part of an ambitious plan to build a lively new town centre.  Currently the new town centre is being built, working title "Bruisend Dorpshart" (Sparkling Village's Heart).  Kaatsheuvel is (internationally) well known for the Efteling theme park and a gateway to National Park Loonse en Drunense Duinen. Kropswolde (] ) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen.  It is located in the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, about 3 km southwest of the town of Hoogezand. 's Gravenmoer is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant.  It is located in the municipality of Dongen, about 3 km north of the town of Dongen.  The village has a population of about 2190 inhabitants, including the farmlands to the north of the village. Ane (Dutch Low Saxon: "Aone") is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel.  It is located in the municipality Hardenberg, about 5 km northeast of the centre of Hardenberg.  The village centre of Ane has about 120 inhabitants; together with the part of the surrounding countryside that is reckoned to belong to Ane, the population is about 530. Statistics Netherlands, 2007.  Figures are for the year 2006.  Statistics are available in Google Earth format.  This includes the hamlets De Schans and Engeland.
Answer: 582,640