1950 Dominican Republic census

thumb|115px|President Trujillo The Third National Census of Population of the Dominican Republic was raised on 6 August 1950, during the presidency of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, after the Decree No.6091 of 20 October 1949.  This census collected information on sex, occupation, age, fertility, race, religion, marital status, nationality, literacy, ability to vote, and housing. General results General resultsIndicatorQuantity % Total population2,135,872100 Men1,070,74250.13 Women1,065,13048.87 Peasants76.20 Urbanites23.80 Regions North1,100,57351.53% South795,83537.26% District of Santo Domingo239,46411.21% Results on marital statusMarital statusQuantity% Total population2,135,872100.00 Single1,432,57967.07 Married341,88716.01 Widowed44,1822.07Cohabitating310,24014.52 Results on Nationalityand RaceIndicatorQuantity % Dominicans2,101,21898.4 Foreigners34,6541.6 from Haiti18,7720.9 from another country15,8820.7 Whites600,99428.14 Mestizos1,289,28560.36 Blacks245,03211.47 Yellows5610.03 Results on CreedReligion% Catholic98.25 Protestant1.43 Buddhist0.00 Jewish0.02 Adventist0.14 another0.06 none0.09 not declared0.01 Fertility rateZonesAverage of Children per mother Nationwide5.0 Urban 4.1 Rural 5.3 Mother tongue or native language Language Total % Urban % Rural % Spanish 98.00 97.82 98.06French 1.19 0.39 1.44 English 0.57 0.96 0.45 Arabic 0.09 0.35 0.01 Italian 0.03 0.10 0.01 another language 0.12 0.35 0.04 Provincial and communal results July 2015 See also 1920 Santo Domingo Census 1960 Dominican Republic Census 1970 Dominican Republic Census 2010 Dominican Republic Census 2022 Dominican Republic Census Sources National office of the Census (1958). Third National Census of Population, 1950. References Category:Censuses in the Dominican Republic Category:1950s in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic