1864 Costa Rican census

The Costa Rica 1864 Census was the first official census elaborated in the country by the Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecessor of current National Institute of Statistics and Census. The total population was at the moment 120,499.

Costa Rica 1864 Census
November 27, 1864 (1864-11-27)
General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population120,499
Most populous ​cantonSan José
21,379
Least populous ​cantonGolfo Dulce, with Térraba and Boruca
931
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1864120,499—
1883182,07351.1%
1892243,20533.6%
1927471,52493.9%
1950800,87569.8%
19631,336,27466.9%
19731,871,78040.1%
19842,416,80929.1%
20003,810,17957.7%
20114,301,71212.9%

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[2]

Results by canton
Province Canton Population as of
1864 census
San JoséSan José21,379
San JoséEscazú8,760
San JoséDesamparados7,067
AlajuelaAlajuela11,521
AlajuelaSan Ramón5,045
AlajuelaGrecia5,738
AlajuelaSan Mateo1,682
AlajuelaAtenas3,185
CartagoCartago16,780
CartagoParaíso4,238
CartagoLa Unión2,046
HerediaHeredia14,073
HerediaBarva3,718
GuanacasteLiberia3,169
GuanacasteNicoya2,407
GuanacasteSanta Cruz3,217
GuanacasteBagaces1,638
PuntarenasPuntarenas2,942
PuntarenasLitoral del Golfo de Nicoya963
PuntarenasGolfo Dulce, with Térraba and Boruca931

References
  1. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  2. "Sistema de Consulta de a Bases de Datos Estadísticas". Centro Centroamericano de Población (in Spanish).
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