1895 Mexico Census
# 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.

## 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.

