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Cibuco
Barrio
Location of Cibuco within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Location of Cibuco within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Cibuco, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Cibuco, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Cibuco, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Vega Baja
Area
 • Total 2.42 sq mi (6.3 km2)
 • Land 1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2)
 • Water 0.77 sq mi (2.0 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 50
 • Density 30.3/sq mi (11.7/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cibuco is a small area, called a barrio, located in the town of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. In 2010, only 50 people lived there.

A Look at Cibuco's Past

After the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of an agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a territory of the United States.

In 1899, the United States Department of War took a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. The census found that 310 people lived in the Cibuco barrio at that time.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 310
1960 42
1980 55
1990 490 790.9%
2000 54 −89.0%
2010 50 −7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010

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