1895 Mexican census
| First Census of United Mexican States | ||
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| General information | ||
| Country | Mexico | |
| Results | ||
| Total population | 12,700,294 | |
| Most populous | Jalisco 1,114,765 | |
| Least populous | 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]
State rankings[edit]
| State | Population |
|---|---|
 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
|
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|
168,358
|
 Morelos
|
159,123
|
 Tepic Territory
|
168,358
|
 Tabasco
|
134,956
|
 Aguascalientes
|
104,693
|
 Campeche
|
88,144
|
 Colima
|
55,718
|
 Baja California Territory
|
42,875
|
Languages in Mexico[edit]
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 - 1895[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Speaking 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[edit]
| Immigrants Population in Mexico - 1895[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Total Population | Male | Female | ||
 Guatemala
|
13,992 | 7,337 | 6,655 | ||
 Spain
|
13,740 | 11,079 | 2,661 | ||
 United States
|
12,268 | 7,499 | 4,769 | ||
 France
|
3,756 | 2,751 | 1,005 | ||
 England
|
3,172 | 2,391 | 781 | ||
 Germany
|
2,421 | 1,947 | 474 | ||
 Italy
|
2,070 | 1,440 | 630 | ||
 China
|
1,023 | 996 | 27 | ||