It is not certain whether Hungarians or Serbs were largest ethnic group in the city in this time, since 1910 census is considered partially inaccurate by most historians because this census did not record the population by ethnic origin or mother tongue, but by the "most frequently spoken language", thus the census results overstated the number of Hungarian speakers, since this was official language at the time and many non-Hungarian native speakers stated that they most frequently speak Hungarian language in everyday communication.
It is unclear whether Hungarians or Serbs were the predominant ethnic group in the city during this period, as the 1910 census, which categorized population by "most frequently spoken language," likely overestimated the number of Hungarian speakers. This was because Hungarian was the official language at the time and many non-Hungarian residents reported speaking it.