Santa Cruz, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Santa Cruz is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. According to the 2010 Census, its population in that year was 1,927.[3][4][5]
Santa Cruz | |
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Barrio | |
 Exit sign for Barrazas, Trujillo Bajo and Santa Cruz | |
 Location of Santa Cruz within the municipality of Carolina shown in red | |
  Santa Cruz Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′57″N 65°56′23″W[1] | |
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| Municipality |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,927 |
| • Density | 1,386.3/sq mi (535.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Santa Cruz barrio was 435.[6]
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See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Cruz barrio
- Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
- Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 161.
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