Villalba barrio-pueblo

Villalba barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Villalba
Municipality Seat[1]
Walter Mck Jones School in Villalba barrio-pueblo
Walter Mck Jones School in Villalba barrio-pueblo
Location of Villalba barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Villalba shown in red
Location of Villalba barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Villalba shown in red
Villalba barrio-pueblo is located in Caribbean
Villalba barrio-pueblo
Villalba barrio-pueblo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°07′43″N 66°29′33″W / 18.128535°N 66.492402°W / 18.128535; -66.492402[2]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Villalba
Area
 • Total0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total729
 • Density4,860/sq mi (1,880/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Villalba barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Villalba, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 729.[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
1920626
1940834
19501,49979.7%
19601,89226.2%
19700−100.0%
19801,666
19901,108−33.5%
20001,040−6.1%
2010729−29.9%
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: Villalba 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.