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1864 Costa Rican census
| Costa Rica 1864 Census |
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| Country | Costa Rica |
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| Total population | 120,499 |
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| Most populous canton | San José
21,379 |
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| Least populous canton | Golfo Dulce, with Térraba and Boruca
931 |
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Historical population| Census | | |
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| 1864 | 120,499 | — |
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| 1883 | 182,073 | +2.20% |
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| 1892 | 243,205 | +3.27% |
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| 1927 | 471,524 | +1.91% |
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| 1950 | 800,875 | +2.33% |
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| 1963 | 1,336,274 | +4.02% |
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| 1973 | 1,871,780 | +3.43% |
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| 1984 | 2,416,809 | +2.35% |
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| 2000 | 3,810,179 | +2.89% |
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| 2011 | 4,301,712 | +1.11% |
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| 2022 | 5,044,197 | +1.46% |
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[2] |
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
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Canton
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Population as of
1864 census
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| San José |
San José |
21,379
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| San José |
Escazú |
8,760
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| San José |
Desamparados |
7,067
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| Alajuela |
Alajuela |
11,521
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| Alajuela |
San Ramón |
5,045
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| Alajuela |
Grecia |
5,738
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| Alajuela |
San Mateo |
1,682
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| Alajuela |
Atenas |
3,185
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| Cartago |
Cartago |
16,780
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| Cartago |
Paraíso |
4,238
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| Cartago |
La Unión |
2,046
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| Heredia |
Heredia |
14,073
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| Heredia |
Barva |
3,718
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| Guanacaste |
Liberia |
3,169
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| Guanacaste |
Nicoya |
2,407
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| Guanacaste |
Santa Cruz |
3,217
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| Guanacaste |
Bagaces |
1,638
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| Puntarenas |
Puntarenas |
2,942
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| Puntarenas |
Litoral del Golfo de Nicoya |
963
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| Puntarenas |
Golfo Dulce, with Térraba and Boruca |
931
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