Melchor Ocampo (El Salto)

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All the information about this town of 5,611 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo

The place of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) is inside the municipality of Tepeji del Río de Ocampo (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 5,611 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #2 in terms of number of inhabitants. Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) is at 2,159 meters of altitude.

Data: In Melchor Ocampo (El Salto), 79% of the inhabitants are catholic and 70% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) is located at 7.3 kilometers from Tepeji de Ocampo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto).

#1 Where is Melchor Ocampo (El Salto)? How to go? Map

Online map of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) in Hidalgo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) (Hidalgo) is 5,611 inhabitants

Population data in Melchor Ocampo (El Salto)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020279628155611
2010234723324679
2005209820814179
Evolution of the population in Melchor Ocampo (El Salto): Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Melchor Ocampo (El Salto):
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.222.19
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:20.09%17.03%
Illiterate population:2.82%2.86%
Illiterate population (men):1.21%2.19%
Illiterate population (women):1.60%3.54%
Schooling level:8.867.70
Schooling level (men):8.787.68
Schooling level (women):8.947.73
Indigenous culture data in Melchor Ocampo (El Salto):
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.03%1.62%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.36%0.56%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto), compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Melchor Ocampo (El Salto):
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:45.64%33.87%
Employed population over 12 years (men):57.94%51.54%
Employed population over 12 years (women):33.26%16.32%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1,4881,303
Homes with electricity:99.06%97.66%
Housing with piped water:99.06%93.50%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.17%94.36%
Dwellings with radio:74.80%81.87%
Housing with television:92.41%94.54%
Housing with refrigerator:86.69%80.57%
Housing with washing machine:70.36%65.83%
Housing with automobile:46.64%44.15%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:24.53%14.48%
Homes with landline telephone:9.41%11.62%
Dwellings with cellular phones:87.30%62.10%
Homes with Internet:29.50%2.17%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto)

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#5 Population pyramid of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) (Hidalgo)

In Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto), separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Population pyramid of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto)
Data of the age pyramid of the town Melchor Ocampo (El Salto) (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)266333599
Youth (6-14 years)455446901
Adults (15-59 years)1,7901,7313,521
Elderly (60+ years)285305590

#6 Photos of Melchor Ocampo (El Salto)

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#12 Other towns in the Municipality of Tepeji del Río de Ocampo

  1. El Caracol (700 inhabitants)
  2. Ejido Melchor Ocampo (Barrio Alto) (12 inhabitants)
  3. El Encino (- inhabitants)
  4. Hacienda Xajay (4 inhabitants)
  5. La Cruz (58 inhabitants)
  6. La Planada (22 inhabitants)
  7. La Xaisnera (10 inhabitants)
  8. Las Colonias (125 inhabitants)
  9. Loma de la Lechuguilla (17 inhabitants)
  10. Lomas Campestre de la Cantera (21 inhabitants)
  11. Parque Industrial Tepeji (7 inhabitants)
  12. Presa Escondida (157 inhabitants)
  13. San Buenaventura (4362 inhabitants)
  14. Santa María Quelites (2397 inhabitants)
  15. Taxhido (756 inhabitants)