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Chupacallos
Barrio
Location of Chupacallos within the municipality of Ceiba shown in red
Location of Chupacallos within the municipality of Ceiba shown in red
Chupacallos, Ceiba, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Chupacallos, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Chupacallos, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Ceiba
Area
 • Total 2.76 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Land 2.76 sq mi (7.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
325 ft (99 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,036
 • Density 737.7/sq mi (284.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Chupacallos is a barrio in the municipality of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,036.

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 Chupacallos and Saco barrios was 1,109.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 760
1920 1,082 42.4%
1930 1,269 17.3%
1940 1,033 −18.6%
1950 1,464 41.7%
1980 2,704
1990 2,240 −17.2%
2000 2,265 1.1%
2010 2,036 −10.1%
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 Chupacallos barrio:

Parcelas Aguas Claras, Sector El Corcho, Sector El Panal, Sector Las Quintas, Sector Silén, and Urbanización Mansiones Vista de Mar.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chupacallos para niños

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