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1892 Costa Rican census

Costa Rica 1892 Census

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General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population243,205 (Increase 33.58%)
Most populous cantonSan José
39,112
Least populous cantonBagaces
1,476
Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1864120,499—    
1883182,073+2.20%
1892243,205+3.27%
1927471,524+1.91%
1950800,875+2.33%
19631,336,274+4.02%
19731,871,780+3.43%
19842,416,809+2.35%
20003,810,179+2.89%
20114,301,712+1.11%
20225,044,197+1.46%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[2]

The Costa Rica 1892 census was elaborated by then Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecessor of current National Institute of Statistics and Census. The total population was at the moment 243,205.

Results by canton

Province Canton Population as of
1892 census
Population as of
1883 census
Change Percent
change
San José San José 39,112 30,123 8,989 Increase 29.84% Increase
San José Escazú 6,522 5,550 972 Increase 17.51% Increase
San José Desamparados 6,471 5,408 1,063 Increase 19.66% Increase
San José Puriscal 6,845 1,942 4,903 Increase 252.47% Increase
San José Tarrazú 2,583 1,378 1,205 Increase 87.45% Increase
San José Aserrí 6,030 4,785 1,245 Increase 26.02% Increase
San José Mora 5,814 6,976 −1,162 Decrease -16.66% Decrease
San José Goicoechea 3,341 - - -
Alajuela Alajuela 19,300 15,247 4,053 Increase 26.58% Increase
Alajuela San Ramón 9,928 10,111 −183 Decrease -1.81% Decrease
Alajuela Grecia 8,797 7,178 1,619 Increase 22.56% Increase
Alajuela San Mateo 3,353 2,525 828 Increase 32.79% Increase
Alajuela Atenas 6,208 5,551 657 Increase 11.84% Increase
Alajuela Naranjo 6,847 4,593 2,254 Increase 49.07% Increase
Alajuela Palmares 2,770 - - -
Cartago Cartago 25,898 20,398 5,500 Increase 26.96% Increase
Cartago Paraíso 7,819 7,114 705 Increase 9.91% Increase
Cartago La Unión 4,256 2,916 1,340 Increase 45.95% Increase
Heredia Heredia 16,480 16,452 28 Increase 0.17% Increase
Heredia Barva 2,964 2,663 301 Increase 11.30% Increase
Heredia Santo Domingo 5,118 4,254 864 Increase 20.31% Increase
Heredia Santa Bárbara 2,845 2,449 396 Increase 16.17% Increase
Heredia San Rafael 4,204 - - -
Guanacaste Liberia 5,883 4,744 1,139 Increase 24.01% Increase
Guanacaste Nicoya 4,577 3,824 753 Increase 19.69% Increase
Guanacaste Santa Cruz 5,948 4,748 1,200 Increase 25.27% Increase
Guanacaste Bagaces 1,476 991 485 Increase 48.94% Increase
Guanacaste Cañas 2,165 595 1,570 Increase 263.87% Increase
Puntarenas Puntarenas 8,869 4,018 4,851 Increase 120.73% Increase
Puntarenas Esparza 3,298 2,441 857 Increase 35.11% Increase
Limón Limón 7,484 1,858 5,626 Increase 302.80% Increase

References

  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).