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Cruces
Barrio
Location of Cruces within the municipality of Rincón shown in red
Location of Cruces within the municipality of Rincón shown in red
Cruces, Rincón, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Cruces, Rincón, Puerto Rico
Cruces, Rincón, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Rincón
Area
 • Total 1.49 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Land 1.49 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,417
 • Density 951/sq mi (367/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cruces is a barrio in the municipality of Rincón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,417.

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 population of Cruces barrio was 770.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 770
1910 741 −3.8%
1920 984 32.8%
1930 1,140 15.9%
1940 1,221 7.1%
1950 894 −26.8%
1980 1,041
1990 855 −17.9%
2000 1,296 51.6%
2010 1,417 9.3%
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 Cruces barrio:

Carretera 412, Cruz Medio, Sector Danubio, Sector Emiliano González, Sector Feliciano, Sector Juan Soto, Sector La Rincoeña, Sector Los Gandía, Sector Los Puentes, Sector Mito Caro, Sector Ríos, Sector Rosado, Sector Sierra Maestra, Sector Soto, and Sector William Noriega Rodríguez.

See also

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

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