Historical and administrative center (seat) of Yauco, Puerto Rico
Municipality Seat in Yauco, Puerto Rico
Yauco barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat ) of Yauco , a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,091.[ 1] [ 4] [ 5]
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.[ 6] [ 7]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
1900 6,108 — 1910 6,589 7.9% 1920 7,053 7.0% 1930 8,607 22.0% 1940 9,985 16.0% 1950 9,801 −1.8% 1960 8,996 −8.2% 1970 0 −100.0% 1980 5,157 — 1990 4,610 −10.6% 2000 4,258 −7.6% 2010 3,091 −27.4%
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^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019" . US Census . US Government.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yauco barrio-pueblo
^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (1969). 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.
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^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .