Sierra Baja facts for kids
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Sierra Baja
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Barrio
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Location of Sierra Baja within the municipality of Guayanilla shown in red
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 Sierra Baja
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Guayanilla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.37 sq mi (6.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 602 |
| • Density | 254/sq mi (98/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Sierra Baja is a small, quiet area known as a barrio in the town of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. Think of a barrio like a neighborhood or a district within a larger town. In 2010, about 602 people lived there.
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Facts About Sierra Baja
Sierra Baja covers about 2.37 square miles of land. That's roughly the size of 1,500 football fields! It doesn't have any large bodies of water within its borders.
Population Details
In 2010, the population of Sierra Baja was 602 people. This means there were about 254 people living in each square mile. This information comes from a special count of people called a census.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 787 | — | |
| 1910 | 784 | −0.4% | |
| 1920 | 877 | 11.9% | |
| 1930 | 785 | −10.5% | |
| 1940 | 872 | 11.1% | |
| 1950 | 931 | 6.8% | |
| 1980 | 630 | — | |
| 1990 | 569 | −9.7% | |
| 2000 | 576 | 1.2% | |
| 2010 | 602 | 4.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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A Look at History
Puerto Rico has a long and interesting history. After the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This was part of an agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Because of this, Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. This means it's a part of the U.S. but doesn't have all the same rights as a state.
Early Population Count
Soon after, in 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census in Puerto Rico. A census is like a big survey to count all the people living in an area. This first count showed that 787 people lived in the Sierra Baja barrio at that time.
More to Explore
In Spanish: Sierra Baja para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
