Historical and administrative center (seat) of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Municipality Seat in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat ) of San Lorenzo , a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,045.[ 1] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
As was customary in Spain, 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
Census Pop. Note %±
1900 2,084 — 1910 2,663 27.8% 1920 3,662 37.5% 1930 4,916 34.2% 1940 5,181 5.4% 1950 6,745 30.2% 1960 5,551 −17.7% 1970 0 −100.0% 1980 5,963 — 1990 2,487 −58.3% 2000 2,490 0.1% 2010 2,045 −17.9%
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^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019" . US Census . US Government.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Lorenzo 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.
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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 .