1895 Mexico Census

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.

First Census
of United Mexican States
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General information
CountryMexico
Date takenOctober 20, 1895 (1895-10-20)
Total population12,700,294
Most populous stateJalisco
1,114,765
Least populous stateBaja California Territory
42,875

State rankings
Mexican states and territories by population
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
Tlaxcala
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

83.3% of Mexicans 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
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

See also

References
  1. INEGI,
  2. INEGI,
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