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Chihuahua in the 1895 Census
In the first national Mexican census of 1895, Chihuahua had 265,546 citizens, of which
19,327 spoke indigenous languages and represented 7.3% of the total population. As noted
in the table below, the Tarahumar language was spoken by 94% of Chihuahua's indigenous
language speakers.
Indigenous Languages Spoken
in the State of Chihuahua: 1895 Census
Indigenous Language
Tarahumara
Náhuatl
Pima
Tepehuanes
Other Languages
Total Indigenous Speakers
Population in 1895
18,174
355
324
286
188
19,327
% of all Indigenous
Speakers
94.0%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
1.0%
100.0%
Source: Dirección General de Estadística, Censo General de la Republica Mexicana. 1895: Resumen General. Mexico: Ministerio de
Fomento, 1899, pp. 90-107.
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