Purísima Concepción, Las Marías, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Purísima Concepción
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Location of Purísima Concepción within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
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 Purísima Concepción, Las Marías, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Las Marías |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.10 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 87 |
| • Density | 41.4/sq mi (16.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Purísima Concepción is a barrio in the municipality of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 87.
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 Purísima Concepción barrio was 1,007.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,007 | — | |
| 1980 | 137 | — | |
| 1990 | 185 | 35.0% | |
| 2000 | 144 | −22.2% | |
| 2010 | 87 | −39.6% | |
| 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) 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 Purísima Concepción barrio:
Camino Durán, Camino El Porvenir, Camino Las Vélez, Carretera La Pura, Hacienda Bauzá, Sector Francisco Ramos, Sector La Teresa, Sector Los Millonarios, Sector Luisa Mercado, and Sector Miguel Acevedo.
See also
In Spanish: Purísima Concepción (Las Marías) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Las Marías, Puerto Rico
