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Barrero
Barrio
Location of Barrero within the municipality of Rincón shown in red
Location of Barrero within the municipality of Rincón shown in red
Barrero, Rincón, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Barrero, Rincón, Puerto Rico
Barrero, Rincón, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Rincón
Area
 • Total 1.09 sq mi (2.8 km2)
 • Land 0.88 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Water 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,084
 • Density 1,231.8/sq mi (475.6/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Barrero Barrio is a barrio in the municipality of Rincón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,084.

History

Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Barrero and Atalaya barrios was 1,157.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 584
1920 689 18.0%
1930 786 14.1%
1940 632 −19.6%
1950 661 4.6%
1980 781
1990 870 11.4%
2000 1,019 17.1%
2010 1,084 6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Barrero barrio:

Carretera 115, Carretera 429, Condominio Sol y Playa, Punta Cadena, Sector La Mancha, Sector La Playa, and The Villas at the Horned Dorset Primavera.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Barrero (Rincón) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Rincón, Puerto Rico
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