Barrio Pueblo
Pueblo de Orocovis | |
|---|---|
Municipality Seat[1] | |
 Street in Orocovis Pueblo in 1941 | |
 Location of Barrio Pueblo within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red | |
  Barrio Pueblo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′31″N 66°23′30″W / 18.22515°N 66.391756°W[2] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Orocovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,657 ft (505 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 682 |
| • Density | 6,200/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 962 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,008 | 4.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,204 | 19.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,492 | 23.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,934 | 29.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,674 | 38.3% | |
| 1960 | 3,005 | 12.4% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,256 | — | |
| 1990 | 959 | −23.6% | |
| 2000 | 851 | −11.3% | |
| 2010 | 682 | −19.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13] | |||
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orocovis barrio-pueblo
- ^ 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.
- ^ "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Santullanowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "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.