Orocovis barrio-pueblo

Barrio Pueblo
Pueblo de Orocovis
Municipality Seat[1]
Street in Orocovis Pueblo in 1941
Street in Orocovis Pueblo in 1941
Location of Barrio Pueblo within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
Location of Barrio Pueblo within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
Barrio Pueblo is located in Caribbean
Barrio Pueblo
Barrio Pueblo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°13′31″N 66°23′30″W / 18.22515°N 66.391756°W / 18.22515; -66.391756[2]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Orocovis
Area
 • Total0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Land0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation1,657 ft (505 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total682
 • Density6,200/sq mi (2,400/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Barrio Pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Orocovis, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 682.[1][4][5][6]

As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.[7][8]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900962
19101,0084.8%
19201,20419.4%
19301,49223.9%
19401,93429.6%
19502,67438.3%
19603,00512.4%
19700−100.0%
19801,256
1990959−23.6%
2000851−11.3%
2010682−19.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10]
1930-1950[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]
  1. ^ a b Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  2. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orocovis barrio-pueblo
  4. ^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  5. ^ Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Santullano was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  13. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.