Mosquito, Vieques, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Mosquito
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Barrio
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 Mosquito, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Location in Puerto Rico
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Vieques |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.44 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| • Land | 2.43 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.01 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 0 |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Mosquito is a barrio in the island-municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 0.
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 Mosquito and Llave barrios was 1,069.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,069 | — | |
| 1910 | 748 | −30.0% | |
| 1920 | 847 | 13.2% | |
| 1930 | 818 | −3.4% | |
| 1940 | 851 | 4.0% | |
| 1950 | 20 | −97.6% | |
| 1980 | 0 | — | |
| 1990 | 55 | — | |
| 2000 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 2010 | 0 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900—number reported is combined with Llave) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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See also
In Spanish: Mosquito (Vieques) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Vieques, Puerto Rico
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