Cruces, Aguada, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Cruces
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Location of Cruces within the municipality of Aguada shown in red
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 Cruces, Aguada, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Aguada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.78 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,632 |
| • Density | 916.9/sq mi (354.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Cruces is a barrio in the municipality of Aguada, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,632.
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 Cruces, Guayabo, and Río Grande barrios was 1,533.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 1,249 | — | |
| 1960 | 1,083 | −13.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,522 | 45.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,655 | 8.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,632 | −1.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Cruces barrio:
Sector 4 Esquinas, Sector Chago Mero, Sector Chelo Matías, Sector Cruces, Sector El Calvario, Sector El Túnel, Sector Gelin Soto, Sector Goyito Muñiz, Sector Guillo Goyco, Sector Juan Cardona, Sector Juan Soto, Sector La Sombra, Sector Las Cruces, Sector Lino Morales, Sector Lino Ríos, Sector Muñoz, Sector Rito Ríos, Sector Rufino Pérez, and Sector Tildo López.
See also
In Spanish: Cruces (Aguada) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Aguada, Puerto Rico
