Sumidero, Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Sumidero | |
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Barrio | |
| Puerto Rico Highway 794 between Sumidero and Cagüitas Puerto Rico Highway 794 between Sumidero and Cagüitas | |
| Location of Sumidero within the municipality of Aguas Buenas shown in red Location of Sumidero within the municipality of Aguas Buenas shown in red | |
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| Commonwealth | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | File:Flag of Aguas Buenas.svg Aguas Buenas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2) |
| • Land | 6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,008 |
| • Density | 1,259.1/sq mi (486.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Sumidero is a barrio in the municipality of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,008. In Sumidero barrio is part of the Aguas Buenas urban zone and the Santa Clara community.[3][4][5]
History
[edit | edit source]Sumidero was in Spain's gazetteers[6] until 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 Sumidero barrio was 984.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 984 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,098 | 11.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,320 | 20.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,882 | 42.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,458 | 30.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,110 | 26.5% | |
| 1960 | 4,010 | 28.9% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 5,981 | — | |
| 1990 | 6,841 | 14.4% | |
| 2000 | 7,877 | 15.1% | |
| 2010 | 8,008 | 1.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Special Communities
[edit | edit source]In 2001, law 1-2001 was passed[13] to identify marginalized communities of Puerto Rico.[14] In 2017, Governor Rosello created a new government agency to work with the Special Communities of Puerto Rico Program.[15][16] Parcelas Santa Clara in Sumidero is one of the 742 places on the list of Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico.[17]
See also
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References
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