Sonador facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sonador
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Barrio
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Location of Sonador within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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 Sonador
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Sebastián |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.95 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.95 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,813 |
| • Density | 614.6/sq mi (237.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Sonador is a small community, also known as a barrio, located in the town of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 1,813 people lived there. It's a part of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, which is a commonwealth of the United States.
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A Look Back in Time
How Sonador Became Part of the U.S.
After the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened because of a special agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Because of this treaty, 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
In 1899, the United States Department of War took a special count of all the people in Puerto Rico. This count is called a census. They found that the combined population of Sonador and a nearby area called Alto Sano was 862 people.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 1,208 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,421 | 17.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,425 | 0.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,813 | 27.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Parts of Sonador
What are Sectors?
In Puerto Rico, barrios like Sonador are divided into even smaller local areas. These smaller areas are called sectores (which means sectors in English). Different types of sectores exist, such as urbanización (a housing development) or reparto (a land division).
Main Sectors in Sonador
Here are some of the sectores you can find within the Sonador barrio:
Carretera 423, Carretera 497, Parcelas Sonador, Sector Álvarez, Sector Andrés Torres, Sector Berto Vargas, Sector Cruz Montalvo, Sector El Callejón, Sector El Túnel, Sector Entrada Chaín, Sector Gelo Ramos, Sector José Manuel Soto, Sector Julio Nieves, Sector Justo Pérez, Sector La Parada, Sector La Pluma Pública, Sector La Vanguardia, Sector Manolo Quiles, Sector Maximino Soto, Sector Montalvo, Sector Ortiz, Sector Pello Sánchez, Sector Puente Nuevo, Sector Siso Quiles, Sector Tito Bondo, and Urbanización Brisas del Río Sonador.
See also
In Spanish: Sonador (San Sebastián) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
