Torrecilla Baja facts for kids
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Torrecilla Baja
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Barrio
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Piñones Beach (Campamento Piñones) in Torrecilla Baja
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Location of Torrecilla Baja within the municipality of Loíza shown in red
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 Torrecilla Baja
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Loíza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.55 sq mi (29.9 km2) |
| • Land | 7.31 sq mi (18.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.24 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,404 |
| • Density | 328.9/sq mi (127.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code |
00772
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Torrecilla Baja is a barrio in the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Torrecilla Baja has eight sectors and its population was 2,404 in 2010. The Piñones State Forest is located in Torrecilla Baja.
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 Torrecilla Baja and Torrecilla Alta barrios was 1,473.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 721 | — | |
| 1920 | 775 | 7.5% | |
| 1930 | 750 | −3.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,177 | 56.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,233 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,532 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,978 | 29.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,322 | 17.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,404 | 3.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Features
The Piñones State Forest is in Torrecilla Baja.
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 Torrecilla Baja barrio:
Sector El Terraplén, Sector La Arena, Sector La Torre, Sector Las Pajita, Sector Los Vizcarrondo, Sector Monte Grande, Sector Piñones, and Sector Punta Maldonado.
See also
In Spanish: Torrecilla Baja para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Loíza, Puerto Rico
