Espinosa, Dorado, Puerto Rico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Espinosa
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Flowered flamboyant in Espinosa
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Location of Espinosa within the municipality of Dorado shown in red
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 Espinosa, Dorado, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Dorado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.18 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.17 sq mi (8.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,534 |
| • Density | 1,430.3/sq mi (552.2/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code |
00646
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Espinosa is a neighborhood, called a barrio, located in the town of Dorado, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 4,534 people lived there.
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Exploring Espinosa's Neighborhoods
Barrios like Espinosa are often divided into smaller areas. These smaller parts are called sectores (which means sectors in English). There are different kinds of sectors, such as urbanización (a planned housing area) or comunidad (a community).
Main Sectors in Espinosa
Espinosa barrio has many different sectors. Some of these include:
- Apartamentos Altos de Miraflores
- Comunidad Fortuna
- Comunidad La PRRA
- Comunidad Río Nuevo
- Parcelas Kuilan
- The area around PR-2 (between kilometers 25.4 and 28.0)
- Reparto Del Valle
- Sector Abayarde
- Sector Concepción
- Sector Cuba Libre
- Sector Guarisco
- Sector Jácana
- Sector Kuilan
- Sector La Línea
- Sector Laguna I y II
- Sector Los Morales
- Sector Mavito
- Sector Reparto Dorado
- Sector Rodríguez
- Sector Romanes
- Sector Silverio Mojica (Chícharo)
- Sector Tiburón
- Urbanización Golden Hills
- Urbanización Haciendas de Dorado
- Urbanización Los Montes
- Urbanización Miraflores
- Urbanización Monte Bello
- Urbanización Monte Mar
- Urbanización Monte Mayor
- Urbanización Monte Real
- Urbanización Monte Sol
- Urbanización Monte Verde
- Urbanización Palmar Dorado
- Urbanización Valle Dorado
An elementary school called Antigua Escuela Teresa Préstamo used to be in the Mavito sector of Espinosa. It closed in 2018.
A Look at Espinosa's History
Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War in 1898. This happened under the rules of the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
Espinosa's Population Over Time
In 1899, the United States government counted the people living in Puerto Rico. They found that 787 people lived in Espinosa barrio back then. The population has grown quite a bit since that first count!
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 787 | — | |
| 1910 | 776 | −1.4% | |
| 1920 | 994 | 28.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,206 | 21.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,414 | 17.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,813 | 28.2% | |
| 1980 | 2,863 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,150 | 10.0% | |
| 2000 | 3,222 | 2.3% | |
| 2010 | 4,534 | 40.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Images for kids
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Puerto Rico Highway 677 in Espinosa
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See also
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Dorado, Puerto Rico
