AUEA AND POPULATION
785
Local Goveunment.
Each separate State has its own internal constitution, government, anil laws ; but inter-State customs duties are not permitted. Each has its governor and legislature popularly elected under rules similar to those of the Federation ; and the civil and criminal code in force in the Federal District prevail, with few exceptions (Vera Cruz and the State of Mexico), in the ditfL'ront States.
Area and Population.
The following table gives the area, census population of 1879, and that of October 20, 1895, with the population per square mile in 1895 : —
Av^fl in
Census
Census
Population
states and Territor
les.
X&.X C/CV« 111
square miles
Population, 1879
Population, 1895
per square mile, 1895
Atlantic States : —
Taraaulipas
32,128
140,137
206,502
6-4
A'era Cruz .
.
29,201
542,918
866,355
29-7
Tabasco
.
10,072
104,747
134,839
13-3
Campeche .
.
18,087
90,413
88,302
4-9
Yucatan
35,203 -
302,315
298,850
8-4
Total .
124,692
1,180,530
1,594,848
127
Inland States : —
Chihuahua .
i 87,802
225,541
262,771
3
Coahuila
63,569
130,026
241,026
3-8
Xuevo Leon
23,592
203,284
309,252
13-1
Durango
38,009
190,846
286,906
7 '5
Zacatecas .
24,757
422,506
452,578
18-3
San Luis Potosi
25,316
516,486
568,440
22-4
Aguascalientos
2,950
140,430
104,615
35-4
r4uanajuato
11,370
834,845
1,062,554
93-4
Quert'taro .
3,556
203,250
228,551
64-2
Hidalgo
8,917
427,350
558,769
62-6
Mexico
9,247
710,579
841,618
91-0
Federal District
463
351,804
476,413
1028-9
Morclos
2,773
159,160
159,355
57 "5
Tlaxcala
. 1,595
138,988
166,803
104-6
PueV)la
12,204
784,466
9SJ,413
80-6
Total .
316,125
5,439,561
6,704,073
21-2
Pacific States : —
Lower California (Ter. )
58,328
30,208
42,245
0-7
Sonora
76,900
115,424
191,281
2-5
Sinaloa
33,671
186,491
258,865
7-6
Tepic (Ter.)
11,275
—
148,776
13-2
Jalisco
31,846
983,484
1,107,227
34-8
Colima
•
i 2,272
65,827
55,752
24-5
