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San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
Locality and Municipal Agency
Central view of San Jerónimo
Central view of San Jerónimo
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Official seal of San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
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San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa) is located in Jalisco
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
Location in Jalisco
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa) is located in Mexico
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa)
Location in Mexico
Country  Mexico
State  Jalisco
Region Valles
Municipality San Martín de Hidalgo
Territorial sub-committee Santa Cruz de las Flores
Incorporated March 25, 1925
Government
 • Type Municipal Agency
Elevation
4,842 ft (1,476 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 355
 • Rank 11th in San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality
Demonym(s) Barboseño
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
Website Official website: http://sanjeronimolb.yolasite.com

San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa) is a locality and municipal agency of San Martín de Hidalgo Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 355, making it the eleventh-largest locality in the municipality and the second-largest in the territorial sub-committee.

San Jerónimo is the home of the state-funded San Jerónimo Dam which cost

It is situated 45 miles southwest of Guadalajara, and 80 miles east of Puerto Vallarta.

History

The village of San Jerónimo was first annotated as one of the settlements comprising the jurisdiction of Cocula in 1744. Hometown of Elizabeth Torres.

Demographics

2010

According to the 2010 Censo General de Población y Vivienda, San Jerónimo (Los Barbosa) had a population of 355 inhabitants, of which 164 were male and 191 were female. There were 103 inhabited houses.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1900 360 —    
1910 277 −23.1%
1921 310 +11.9%
1930 428 +38.1%
1940 401 −6.3%
1950 445 +11.0%
1960 458 +2.9%
1970 515 +12.4%
1980 506 −1.7%
1990 494 −2.4%
1995 493 −0.2%
2000 465 −5.7%
2005 341 −26.7%
2010 355 +4.1%
Source: INEGI

Agriculture

San Jerónimo was incorporated into an ejido on March 25, 1925, with a total of 582 hectares of communal land.

Unincorporated communities

  • La Madera, part of the village
  • Planta de Beneficio, former settlement outside the village

Localities

  • El Cerrito de los Tapia
  • La Barranca de San Jerónimo
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