The demographic and social profile of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, 1860

This article studies the population structure of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, using a civil census of the year 1860 and the death certificates of the parish registry. This census provides age records, an uncommon item in this type of census in the nineteenth century. By projecting an age and sex group popu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Talavera Ibarra, Oziel Ulises
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Letras históricas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:letrashistoricas.cucsh.udg.mx:article/7276
Acceso en línea:http://www.letrashistoricas.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/LH/article/view/7276
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:population pyramid
Whipple index
Pátzcuaro
parochial register
civil census
19th century
pirámide poblacional
índice de Whipple
registro parroquial
padrón civil
siglo XIX
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Sumario:This article studies the population structure of Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, using a civil census of the year 1860 and the death certificates of the parish registry. This census provides age records, an uncommon item in this type of census in the nineteenth century. By projecting an age and sex group population pyramid, the identification of life spans provided insights into the social structure, as it revealed, in this case, a young population and work integration at an early age, as well as null work retirement. The sources studied here also make it possible to identify migratory phenomena and high infant mortality, as well as the effect of mortality crisis on the population.