Espinosa, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
Espinosa is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 11,706.[3][4][5]
Espinosa | |
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Barrio | |
 Location of Espinosa within the municipality of Vega Alta shown in red | |
  Espinosa Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′48″N 66°18′44″W[1] | |
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| Municipality |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.41 sq mi (11.4 km2) |
| • Land | 4.41 sq mi (11.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,706 |
| • Density | 2,654.4/sq mi (1,024.9/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 Espinosa barrio was 781.[6]
See also
References
- "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Espinosa 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. 162.
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