Robles, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Robles
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Location of Robles within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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 Robles, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Sebastián |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.74 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.74 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,697 |
| • Density | 619.3/sq mi (239.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Robles is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,697.
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 Robles and Salto barrios was 1,646.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 1,029 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,254 | 21.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,595 | 27.2% | |
| 2010 | 1,697 | 6.4% | |
| 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 Robles barrio:
Carretera 446, Carretera 447, Carretera 4446, Sector Cuatro Calles, Sector El Paraíso, Sector Farel Velázquez, Sector Genove González, Sector La Conquista, Sector Las Piedras, Sector Lito Ramos, Sector Pedro Lisojo, Sector Peña, Sector Pochín Serrano, Sector Ricardo Morales, and Urbanización Antonio Muñiz.
See also
In Spanish: Robles (San Sebastián) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
