Dos Bocas, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dos Bocas
Barrio
Location of Dos Bocas within the municipality of Trujillo Alto shown in red
Dos Bocas, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Trujillo Alto
Area
• Total	2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2)
• Land	2.60 sq mi (6.7 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	236 ft (72 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,632
• Density	3,332.8/sq mi (1,286.8/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Dos Bocas is a barrio, which is like a neighborhood or district. It is located in the town of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 8,632 people lived in Dos Bocas.

History of Dos Bocas

Becoming Part of the United States

Puerto Rico used to be a territory of Spain. After the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This was part of a peace agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898.

Because of this, Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. This means it is a place controlled by the U.S. government, but it is not a state.

Early Population Counts

In 1899, the United States Department of War took a special count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. The census found that 369 people lived in the Dos Bocas barrio at that time.

Over the years, the population of Dos Bocas has changed. Here is how many people lived there during different census years:

See also

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• In Spanish: Dos Bocas (Trujillo Alto) para niños