1864 Costa Rican census
# 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.

## Results by canton

| Province | Canton | Population as of 1864 census |
| - | - | - |
| San José | San José | 21,379 |
| San José | Escazú | 8,760 |
| San José | Desamparados | 7,067 |
| Alajuela | Alajuela | 11,521 |
| Alajuela | San Ramón | 5,045 |
| Alajuela | Grecia | 5,738 |
| Alajuela | San Mateo | 1,682 |
| Alajuela | Atenas | 3,185 |
| Cartago | Cartago | 16,780 |
| Cartago | Paraíso | 4,238 |
| Cartago | La Unión | 2,046 |
| Heredia | Heredia | 14,073 |
| Heredia | Barva | 3,718 |
| Guanacaste | Liberia | 3,169 |
| Guanacaste | Nicoya | 2,407 |
| Guanacaste | Santa Cruz | 3,217 |
| Guanacaste | Bagaces | 1,638 |
| Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 2,942 |
| Puntarenas | Litoral del Golfo de Nicoya | 963 |
| Puntarenas | Golfo Dulce, with Térraba and Boruca | 931 |
