9 5 0 ▁the ▁con gress ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁converted ▁Lag un illas ▁as ▁a ▁seat . ▁ ▁Soci ode m ographic ▁profile ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁IN EG I ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁ 9 ▁ind igen ous ▁people , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 5 ▁were ▁men ▁and ▁ 4 ▁women . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Lag un illas ▁represented ▁ 0 . 0 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁the ▁estate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 5 3 6 ▁inhabitants ▁reported . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Lag un illas ▁has ▁grown ▁ 1 . 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁per ▁year ▁since ▁then . ▁The ▁density ▁of ▁population ▁is ▁ 3 8 . 3 ▁inhabitants ▁per ▁km 2 . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁women ▁is ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁men . ▁This ▁situation ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁some ▁towns ▁in ▁Mexico ▁but ▁in ▁Lag un illas ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁culture . ▁migration ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁began ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁world ▁war ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁steady ▁ever ▁since , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁forms ▁of ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁people . ▁During ▁December ▁the ▁population ▁grows ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁times ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁migr ant ▁workers ▁who ▁come ▁back . ▁In ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 2 0 9 ▁birth s ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁death s ▁were ▁reported