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1927 Costa Rican census

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Costa Rica 1927 Census

← 1892 11 May 1927 1950 →

General information
CountryCosta Rica
Results
Total population471,524 (Increase 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

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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 Increase 58.65% Increase
San José Escazú 5,113 6,522 −1,409 Decrease -21.60% Decrease
San José Desamparados 9,463 6,471 2,992 Increase 46.24% Increase
San José Puriscal 13,329 6,845 6,484 Increase 94.73% Increase
San José Tarrazú 5,734 2,583 3,151 Increase 121.99% Increase
San José Aserrí 6,592 6,030 562 Increase 9.32% Increase
San José Mora 7,925 5,814 2,111 Increase 36.31% Increase
San José Goicoechea 6,496 3,341 3,155 Increase 94.43% Increase
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 Increase 32.93% Increase
Alajuela San Ramón 13,805 9,928 3,877 Increase 39.05% Increase
Alajuela Grecia 16,130 8,797 7,333 Increase 83.36% Increase
Alajuela San Mateo 3,234 3,353 −119 Decrease -3.55% Decrease
Alajuela Atenas 7,631 6,208 1,423 Increase 22.92% Increase
Alajuela Naranjo 7,910 6,847 1,063 Increase 15.53% Increase
Alajuela Palmares 6,683 2,770 3,913 Increase 141.26% Increase
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 Increase 3.90% Increase
Cartago Paraíso 7,900 7,819 81 Increase 1.04% Increase
Cartago La Unión 4,972 4,256 716 Increase 16.82% Increase
Cartago Jiménez 5,892 - - -
Cartago Turrialba 15,814 - - -
Cartago Alvarado 3,568 - - -
Cartago Oreamuno 5,143 - - -
Heredia Heredia 12,667 16,480 −3,813 Decrease -23.14% Decrease
Heredia Barva 3,482 2,964 518 Increase 17.48% Increase
Heredia Santo Domingo 6,089 5,118 971 Increase 18.97% Increase
Heredia Santa Bárbara 3,997 2,845 1,152 Increase 40.49% Increase
Heredia San Rafael 4,163 4,204 −41 Decrease -0.98% Decrease
Heredia San Isidro 2,744 - - -
Heredia Belén 2,782 - - -
Heredia Flores 2,483 - - -
Guanacaste Liberia 7,322 5,883 1,439 Increase 24.46% Increase
Guanacaste Nicoya 11,005 4,577 6,428 Increase 140.44% Increase
Guanacaste Santa Cruz 10,390 5,948 4,442 Increase 74.68% Increase
Guanacaste Bagaces 1,890 1,476 414 Increase 28.05% Increase
Guanacaste Carrillo 5,364 - - -
Guanacaste Cañas 3,500 2,165 1,335 Increase 61.66% Increase
Guanacaste Abangares 5,540 - - -
Guanacaste Tilarán 6,131 - - -
Puntarenas Puntarenas 14,746 8,869 5,877 Increase 66.26% Increase
Puntarenas Esparza 5,314 3,298 2,016 Increase 61.13% Increase
Puntarenas Montes de Oro 4,312 - - -
Puntarenas Osa 4,367 - - -
Limón Limón 22,424 7,484 14,940 Increase 199.63% Increase
Limón Pococí 2,974 - - -
Limón Siquirres 6,880 - - -

References

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  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).