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Perchas 1
Barrio
Sign at start of Perchas 1 entrance
Sign at start of Perchas 1 entrance
Location of Perchas 1 within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Location of Perchas 1 within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Perchas 1 is located in Caribbean
Perchas 1
Perchas 1
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality San Sebastián
Area
 • Total 2.04 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Land 2.04 sq mi (5.3 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 902
 • Density 442.2/sq mi (170.7/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Perchas 1 is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 902.

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 Perchas 1 and Perchas 2 barrios was 1,429.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 827
1990 757 −8.5%
2000 1,024 35.3%
2010 902 −11.9%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors

Quebrada Las Cañas en Perchas 1, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Sign for Sector Quebrada Las Cañas in Perchas 1

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to 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 Perchas 1 barrio:

Carretera 435, Carretera 4435, and Sector Quebrada Las Cañas.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Perchas 1 para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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