Yauco barrio-pueblo

Yauco barrio-pueblo
Pueblo de Yauco
Municipality Seat[1]
A plaza in Yauco barrio-pueblo
A plaza in Yauco barrio-pueblo
Location of Yauco barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Yauco shown in red
Location of Yauco barrio-pueblo within the municipality of Yauco shown in red
Yauco barrio-pueblo is located in Caribbean
Yauco barrio-pueblo
Yauco barrio-pueblo
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°02′11″N 66°50′58″W / 18.036342°N 66.84947°W / 18.036342; -66.84947[2]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Yauco
Area
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Land0.32 sq mi (0.8 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation167 ft (51 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,091
 • Density9,659.4/sq mi (3,729.5/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
Websitewww.yaucoatuservicio.com/category/gobierno/

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
CensusPop.Note
19006,108
19106,5897.9%
19207,0537.0%
19308,60722.0%
19409,98516.0%
19509,801−1.8%
19608,996−8.2%
19700−100.0%
19805,157
19904,610−10.6%
20004,258−7.6%
20103,091−27.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9]
1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]
  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: Yauco barrio-pueblo
  4. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Santullano was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Pariser, Harry S. (2003). Explore Puerto Rico, Fifth Edition. San Francisco: Manatee Press. pp. 52–55. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.