1920 Santo Domingo census

thumb|United States Marines next to Ozama Fortress The 1920 Santo Domingo Census was conducted from 19 January to 24 December 1920, during the administration of the general Thomas Snowden, American governor of the Santo Domingo following the American occupation of the Dominican Republic. This was the first census done in the land of the former Dominican Republic since the Spanish colonial period, although the Catholic Church had done several parish censuses; the 1920 census collected information regarding on sex, age, fertility, race, religion, marital status, nationality, and housing. General results General resultsIndicatorQuantity % Total population894,665100 Men446,38449.9 Women448,28150.1 Regions North501,35856.04% South246,65527.57% Department of Santo Domingo146,65216.39% Results on Nationality and RaceIndicatorQuantity % Dominicans845,14594.5 Foreigners49,5205.5 from Haiti28,2583.1 from the West Indies8,3050.9 from Puerto Rico6,0690.7 from Spain1,4430.2 from the United States (excluding marines)8910.1 from Cuba7410.1 from another country3,8130.4 Whites223,14424.9 Mestizos and yellows444,58749.7 Blacks226,93425.4 Results on CreedsReligionQuantity % Catholic882,42598.632 Protestant11,9271.333 Jewish550.006 another2580.029 See also 1950 Dominican Republic census 1960 Dominican Republic census 1970 Dominican Republic census 2010 Dominican Republic census 2022 Dominican Republic census Sources Secretary of State of Home Affairs and Police (1923). First National Census of Population, 1920. University of Santo Domingo Publishing House. Category:Censuses in the Dominican Republic Category:1920s in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo