La Torre, Lares, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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La Torre
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Farmland in La Torre barrio
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Location of La Torre barrio within the municipality of Lares shown in red
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 La Torre, Lares, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Lares |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.64 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.64 sq mi (14.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,574 |
| • Density | 279.1/sq mi (107.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
La Torre is a barrio in the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,574.
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 La Torre barrio was 2,008.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 2,008 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,298 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,621 | 24.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,725 | 6.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,574 | −8.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) and subbarrios, 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 La Torre barrio:
Cerro La Torre, Comunidad Los Milagros, Finca Calcerrada, Finca Delgado, Finca Ostolaza, Finca Silvestrini, Hacienda Monserrate Finca Pay Méndez, La Paragua, La Vega Calcerrada, La Vega de Los Acevedo, Las Toldas, Puente Blanco, Sector Collazo, Sector Isleta Camino Arana (Ramal 431), Sector Los Quemaos, Sector Mercedes Estades, Sector Morell, Sector Tosquero, and Tramo Carretera 128.
See also
In Spanish: La Torre (Lares) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Lares, Puerto Rico
