Quemados, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Quemados
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Location of Quemados within the municipality of San Lorenzo shown in red
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 Quemados, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Lorenzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,712 |
| • Density | 1,365.8/sq mi (527.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Quemados is a barrio in the municipality of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,712.
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 Quemados barrio was 1,255.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,255 | — | |
| 1980 | 2,928 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,331 | 13.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,771 | 43.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,712 | −1.2% | |
| 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 Quemados barrio:
Camino Eliasim López, Camino Juan Flores, Camino Julio Morales, Camino Loma Linda, Comunidad Sunny Hills, Sector Brisas del Monte, Sector Buenos Aires, Sector Cáez, Sector Capilla, Sector Carlos Flores, Sector Carrasco, Sector Cruces, Sector Final, Sector Las Colinas, Sector Los Adorno, Sector Muñoz, Sector Neris, Sector Pachín, Sector Pané, Sector Parcelas Quemados, Sector Quemado Arriba, Sector Roldán, Sector Salvatierra, Sector Santiago, Sector Valles de Oasis, Sector Vicente Pedraza, Sector Vista San Felipe, Urbanización Las Colinas, Urbanización Monte Verde, Urbanización Paseos de San Lorenzo, and Urbanización Salvatierra.
See also
In Spanish: Quemados (San Lorenzo) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
