1927 Costa Rican census

Costa Rica 1927 Census
11 May 1927
General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population471,524 ( 93.89%)
Most populous cantonSan José
62,053
Least populous cantonCañas
1,890
Historical population
CensusPop.±% p.a.
1864120,499—    
1883182,073+2.20%
1892243,205+3.27%
1927471,524+1.91%
1950800,875+2.33%
19631,336,274+4.02%
19731,871,780+3.43%
19842,416,809+2.35%
20003,810,179+2.89%
20114,301,712+1.11%
20225,044,197+1.46%
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[1]
Centro Centroamericano de Población[2]

The Costa Rica 1927 census was elaborated by then Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, predecessor of current National Institute of Statistics and Census. The total population was at the moment 471,524.

Results by canton

Province Cantón Population as of
1927 census 		Population as of
1892 census 		Change Percent
change
San José San José 62,053 39,112 22,941 58.65%
San José Escazú 5,113 6,522 −1,409 -21.60%
San José Desamparados 9,463 6,471 2,992 46.24%
San José Puriscal 13,329 6,845 6,484 94.73%
San José Tarrazú 5,734 2,583 3,151 121.99%
San José Aserrí 6,592 6,030 562 9.32%
San José Mora 7,925 5,814 2,111 36.31%
San José Goicoechea 6,496 3,341 3,155 94.43%
San José Santa Ana 3,785 - - -
San José Alajuelita 2,571 - - -
San José Vázquez de Coronado 4,161 - - -
San José Acosta 7,474 - - -
San José Tibás 4,579 - - -
San José Moravia 2,778 - - -
San José Montes de Oca 3,676 - - -
San José Turrubares 2,742 - - -
San José Dota 4,712 - - -
Alajuela Alajuela 25,656 19,300 6,356 32.93%
Alajuela San Ramón 13,805 9,928 3,877 39.05%
Alajuela Grecia 16,130 8,797 7,333 83.36%
Alajuela San Mateo 3,234 3,353 −119 -3.55%
Alajuela Atenas 7,631 6,208 1,423 22.92%
Alajuela Naranjo 7,910 6,847 1,063 15.53%
Alajuela Palmares 6,683 2,770 3,913 141.26%
Alajuela Poás 3,570 - - -
Alajuela Orotina 4,151 - - -
Alajuela San Carlos 5,719 - - -
Alajuela Zarcero 3,088 - - -
Cartago Cartago 26,909 25,898 1,011 3.90%
Cartago Paraíso 7,900 7,819 81 1.04%
Cartago La Unión 4,972 4,256 716 16.82%
Cartago Jiménez 5,892 - - -
Cartago Turrialba 15,814 - - -
Cartago Alvarado 3,568 - - -
Cartago Oreamuno 5,143 - - -
Heredia Heredia 12,667 16,480 −3,813 -23.14%
Heredia Barva 3,482 2,964 518 17.48%
Heredia Santo Domingo 6,089 5,118 971 18.97%
Heredia Santa Bárbara 3,997 2,845 1,152 40.49%
Heredia San Rafael 4,163 4,204 −41 -0.98%
Heredia San Isidro 2,744 - - -
Heredia Belén 2,782 - - -
Heredia Flores 2,483 - - -
Guanacaste Liberia 7,322 5,883 1,439 24.46%
Guanacaste Nicoya 11,005 4,577 6,428 140.44%
Guanacaste Santa Cruz 10,390 5,948 4,442 74.68%
Guanacaste Bagaces 1,890 1,476 414 28.05%
Guanacaste Carrillo 5,364 - - -
Guanacaste Cañas 3,500 2,165 1,335 61.66%
Guanacaste Abangares 5,540 - - -
Guanacaste Tilarán 6,131 - - -
Puntarenas Puntarenas 14,746 8,869 5,877 66.26%
Puntarenas Esparza 5,314 3,298 2,016 61.13%
Puntarenas Montes de Oro 4,312 - - -
Puntarenas Osa 4,367 - - -
Limón Limón 22,424 7,484 14,940 199.63%
Limón Pococí 2,974 - - -
Limón Siquirres 6,880 - - -

References

  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
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