Espino, Añasco, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Espino
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Location of Espino within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
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 Espino, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Añasco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.79 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Land | 0.78 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,407 |
| • Density | 1,803.8/sq mi (696.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Espino is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1407.
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 Espino, Cidra and Carreras barrios was 1,281.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 815 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,324 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,421 | 7.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,646 | 15.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,407 | −14.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Sectors
Barrios (which are like 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 Espino barrio:
Carretera 109, Parcelas de Josefa, Sector Solares Lorenzo Rivera, Sector Valle Hermoso, and Urbanización Alturas de Añasco.
See also
In Spanish: Espino (Añasco) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Añasco, Puerto Rico
