Orocovis barrio-pueblo
Barrio Pueblo
Pueblo de Orocovis | |
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Municipality Seat | |
Street in Orocovis Pueblo in 1941 | |
Location of Barrio Pueblo within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′31″N 66°23′30″W / 18.22515°N 66.391756°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Orocovis |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,657 ft (505 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 682 |
| • Density | 6,200/sq mi (2,400/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Barrio Pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Orocovis, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 682.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 962 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,008 | 4.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,204 | 19.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,492 | 23.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,934 | 29.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,674 | 38.3% | |
| 1960 | 3,005 | 12.4% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,256 | — | |
| 1990 | 959 | −23.6% | |
| 2000 | 851 | −11.3% | |
| 2010 | 682 | −19.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 | |||