Vacas, Villalba, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Vacas
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Location of Vacas within the municipality of Villalba shown in red
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 Vacas, Villalba, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Villalba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2) |
| • Land | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,100 ft (600 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,049 |
| • Density | 861.5/sq mi (332.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Vacas is a small area, called a barrio, located in the town of Villalba, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 4,049 people lived there.
History of Vacas
Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War. This happened in 1898, following the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
In 1899, the United States government counted the people living in Puerto Rico. This count, called a census, showed that 1,841 people lived in Vacas barrio at that time.
During a series of earthquakes in Puerto Rico in 2019 and 2020, some large rocks broke loose. These rocks rolled down a mountain in Vacas barrio. They landed on a house and crushed a car.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,841 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,801 | −2.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,963 | 9.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,755 | −10.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,849 | 5.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,119 | 14.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,977 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,956 | −1.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,196 | 63.4% | |
| 2010 | 4,049 | 26.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Areas within Vacas
Barrios like Vacas are often divided into even smaller local areas. These smaller areas are called sectores (which means sectors in English).
Sectors can have different names, such as sector, urbanización, reparto, barriada, or residencial. Each name describes a different type of community or neighborhood.
List of Sectors in Vacas
The following are some of the sectors you can find in Vacas barrio:
- Carretera 561
- El Mayoral Apartments
- La Pulga
- Sector Hacienda El Mayoral
- Sector La Sierra
- Sector Mogote (which includes El Frío, El Bolo, and El Cucurucho)
- Sector Vacas (which includes El Tamarindo, El Parque, El Negocio Chiripo, and El Llano)
- Sector Vista Alegre
- Urbanización Estancias del Mayoral II
- Urbanización Estancias del Mayoral
- Urbanización Luceros de Villalba
- Urbanización Vista Alegre
See also
In Spanish: Vacas (Villalba) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Villalba, Puerto Rico
