Torrecillas, Morovis, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Torrecillas
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Barrio
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High school in Torrecillas
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Location of Torrecillas within the municipality of Morovis shown in red
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 Torrecillas, Morovis, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Morovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.35 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.35 sq mi (8.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 623 |
| • Density | 186/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Zip code |
00687
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Torrecillas is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Torrecillas has eight sectors and its population in 2010 was 623. A USDA Rural Development field office is located on the Torrecillas side of Sector La Línea on PR-6622.
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 population of Torrecillas barrio was 572.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 572 | — | |
| 1980 | 419 | — | |
| 1990 | 621 | 48.2% | |
| 2000 | 739 | 19.0% | |
| 2010 | 623 | −15.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Hurricane Maria hit on September 20, 2017, and six months later a community, of about 300 residents in Torrecillas, reported their electrical power had not yet been restored.
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 Torrecillas barrio:
Parcelas Extensión Torrecillas, Sector Cabachuelas II, Sector La Cuesta de los Guanos, Sector La Línea, Sector Las Lajas, Sector Ventana, Urbanización La Línea, and Urbanización Tulipanes.
Gallery
- Scenes in Torrecillas
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Hillside on PR-145
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PR-155 and PR-145
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Funeraria Torrecillas Memorial
See also
In Spanish: Torrecillas (Morovis) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
