Charcas | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Charcas within the municipality of Quebradillas shown in red | |
  Charcas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′30″N 66°55′58″W / 18.408424°N 66.932671°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Quebradillas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.77 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 401 |
| • Density | 226.6/sq mi (87.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Charcas is a barrio in the municipality of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 401.[3][4][5] Charcas is the location of a nostalgic reenactment event Fiesta de Los Jibaros in December which depicts country life before the 1950s.[6]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 330 | — | |
| 1910 | 397 | 20.3% | |
| 1920 | 398 | 0.3% | |
| 1930 | 454 | 14.1% | |
| 1940 | 386 | −15.0% | |
| 1950 | 312 | −19.2% | |
| 1960 | 211 | −32.4% | |
| 1970 | 273 | 29.4% | |
| 1980 | 318 | 16.5% | |
| 1990 | 407 | 28.0% | |
| 2000 | 403 | −1.0% | |
| 2010 | 401 | −0.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[7] 1910-1930[8] 1930-1950[9] 1980-2000[10] 2010[11] | |||
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charcas barrio
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ Primera Hora:December 12th, 2022:Fieston Jibaro en el barrio Charcas
- ^ "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.