1895 Mexican census
{{Infobox census
| name = First Census
of United Mexican States
| logo = 1895 Census Logo.png
| logo_caption = Census Logo
| image = INEGI.png
| image_size = 120
| image_caption = National Institute of Statistic and Geography Logo
| country = Mexico
| region_type = state
| date = {{Start date|1895|10|20}}
| population = 12,700,294
| percent_change =
| most_populous = Jalisco
1,114,765
| least_populous = Baja California Territory
42,875
| next_year = 1900
}}
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.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
State populations
| class="wikitable"
|+ !State !!Population | |
| Jalisco | style="text-align: right" | 1,114,765 |
| Guanajuato | style="text-align: right" | 1,069,418 |
| Puebla | style="text-align: right" | 992,426 |
| Michoacán | style="text-align: right" | 898,809 |
| Oaxaca | style="text-align: right" | 897,182 |
| Veracruz | style="text-align: right" | 863,220 |
| Mexico | style="text-align: right" | 842,873 |
| San Luis Potosí | style="text-align: right" | 571,420 |
| Hidalgo | style="text-align: right" | 563,824 |
| Federal District | style="text-align: right" | 474,860 |
| Zacatecas | style="text-align: right" | 456,241 |
| Guerrero | style="text-align: right" | 420,926 |
| Chiapas | style="text-align: right" | 320,694 |
| Nuevo León | style="text-align: right" | 311,665 |
| Yucatán | style="text-align: right" | 298,569 |
| Durango | style="text-align: right" | 296,979 |
| Chihuahua | style="text-align: right" | 265,546 |
| Sinaloa | style="text-align: right" | 261,050 |
| Coahuila | style="text-align: right" | 242,021 |
| Querétaro | style="text-align: right" | 232,305 |
| Tamaulipas | style="text-align: right" | 209,106 |
| Sonora | style="text-align: right" | 192,721 |
| Tlaxcala | style="text-align: right" | 168,358 |
| Morelos | style="text-align: right" | 159,123 |
| Tepic Territory | style="text-align: right" | 149,807 |
| Tabasco | style="text-align: right" | 134,956 |
| Aguascalientes | style="text-align: right" | 104,693 |
| Campeche | style="text-align: right" | 88,144 |
| Colima | style="text-align: right" | 55,718 |
| Baja California Territory | style="text-align: right" | 42,875 |
Languages in Mexico
83.3% of the resident population 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.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Languages of Mexico in 1895INEGI, [http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/default.aspx?c=16771&s=est]{{dead link|date=November 2024}} |
| Language
!Speaking population |
|---|
| Castilian
| style="text-align: right" | 10,573,874 |
| Nahuatl
| style="text-align: right" | 649,853 |
| Mayan
| style="text-align: right" | 249,524 |
| Zapotec
| style="text-align: right" | 231,124 |
| Otomi
| style="text-align: right" | 189,745 |
| Mixtecan
| style="text-align: right" | 146,179 |
| Totonac
| style="text-align: right" | 77,022 |
| Mazahua
| style="text-align: right" | 59,597 |
| English
| style="text-align: right" | 13,132 |
| French
| style="text-align: right" | 3,440 |
| German
| style="text-align: right" | 2,171 |
| Italian
| style="text-align: right" | 1,305 |
Immigration
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
|+ Immigrant population in Mexico in 1895INEGI, [http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/default.aspx?c=16771&s=est]{{dead link|date=November 2024}} |
| Country
!Total population !Male !Female |
|---|
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|GTM}}
| 13,992 | 7,337 | 6,655 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flag|Spain|1785}}
| 13,740 | 11,079 | 2,661 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flag|United States|1891}}
| 12,268 | 7,499 | 4,769 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flag|France}}
| 3,756 | 2,751 | 1,005 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flag|England}}
| 3,172 | 2,391 | 781 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flag|Germany|empire}}
| 2,421 | 1,947 | 474 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flag|Italy|1861}}
| 2,070 | 1,440 | 630 |
| style="text-align: left" | {{flagcountry|Qing Dynasty}}
| 1,023 | 996 | 27 |
{{clear}}