1895 Mexican census

Last updated
First Census
of United Mexican States

October 20, 1895 (1895-10-20)1900 

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General information
CountryMexico
Results
Total population12,700,294
Most populous state Jalisco
1,114,765
Least populous state Baja California Territory
42,875

The 1895 Mexico Census was the first census that took place in Mexico (excluding the 1793 Census which has been lost). It took place on October 20, 1895, and the total population was 12,700,294. The results also showed that most Mexicans were Catholic.[ citation needed ]

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State populations

StatePopulation
Jalisco 1,114,765
Guanajuato 1,069,418
Puebla 992,426
Michoacán 898,809
Oaxaca 897,182
Veracruz 863,220
Mexico 842,873
San Luis Potosí 571,420
Hidalgo 563,824
Federal District 474,860
Zacatecas 456,241
Guerrero 420,926
Chiapas 320,694
Nuevo León 311,665
Yucatán 298,569
Durango 296,979
Chihuahua 265,546
Sinaloa 261,050
Coahuila 242,021
Querétaro 232,305
Tamaulipas 209,106
Sonora 192,721
Tlaxcala 168,358
Morelos 159,123
Tepic Territory 149,807
Tabasco 134,956
Aguascalientes 104,693
Campeche 88,144
Colima 55,718
Baja California Territory 42,875

Languages in Mexico

83.3% of the resident population spoke Spanish with the remainder of the population mostly speaking Indigenous languages. The most widely spoken indigenous languages were Nahuatl and Mayan. The most widely spoken European language besides Spanish was English.

Languages of Mexico in 1895 [1]
LanguageSpeaking population
Castilian 10,573,874
Nahuatl 649,853
Mayan 249,524
Zapotec 231,124
Otomi 189,745
Mixtecan 146,179
Totonac 77,022
Mazahua 59,597
English 13,132
French 3,440
German 2,171
Italian 1,305

Immigration

Immigrant population in Mexico in 1895 [2]
CountryTotal populationMaleFemale
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 13,9927,3376,655
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 13,74011,0792,661
Flag of the United States (1891-1896).svg  United States 12,2687,4994,769
Flag of France.svg  France 3,7562,7511,005
Flag of England.svg  England 3,1722,391781
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 2,4211,947474
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 2,0701,440630
Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912).svg  China 1,02399627

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References

  1. INEGI, [ dead link ]
  2. INEGI, [ dead link ]