Esperanza is a barrio in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,882.[3][4][5]
Esperanza | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Entrance sign for the Arecibo Observatory in Esperanza | |
 Location of Esperanza within the municipality of Arecibo shown in red | |
  Esperanza Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°21′51″N 66°44′54″W / 18.364172°N 66.748419°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Arecibo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.01 sq mi (25.9 km2) |
| • Land | 10.00 sq mi (25.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.010 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,882 |
| • Density | 188.2/sq mi (72.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Esperanza 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 Esperanza barrio was 2,843.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2,843 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,787 | −2.0% | |
| 1920 | 2,812 | 0.9% | |
| 1930 | 3,030 | 7.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,894 | −4.5% | |
| 1950 | 3,284 | 13.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,105 | −35.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,598 | −24.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,497 | −6.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,847 | 23.4% | |
| 2000 | 2,130 | 15.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,882 | −11.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)[13] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.[14][15][16]
The following sectors are in Esperanza barrio:[17][18]
Comunidad Juan A. Díaz Crespo,Comunidad Richie Crespo,Sector Arenita,Sector Cienegueta,Sector Hess,Sector Hoyo Caña,Sector La Paloma,Sector Las Marías II,Sector Las Marías,Sector Patillo,Sector San Rafael,Sector Sonadora, and Sector Sonadora Chiquita.
Climate
| Climate data for Arecibo Observatory (elevation: 1,060 feet (320 m)) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 93 (34) | 94 (34) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 94 (34) | 97 (36) | 97 (36) | 95 (35) | 95 (35) | 96 (36) | 93 (34) | 92 (33) | 97 (36) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 79.9 (26.6) | 80.7 (27.1) | 81.9 (27.7) | 83.2 (28.4) | 84.7 (29.3) | 86.7 (30.4) | 86.6 (30.3) | 86.4 (30.2) | 86.3 (30.2) | 85.5 (29.7) | 82.4 (28.0) | 80.7 (27.1) | 83.8 (28.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 70.4 (21.3) | 70.6 (21.4) | 71.3 (21.8) | 72.8 (22.7) | 74.6 (23.7) | 76.3 (24.6) | 76.4 (24.7) | 76.7 (24.8) | 76.5 (24.7) | 75.8 (24.3) | 73.6 (23.1) | 71.6 (22.0) | 73.9 (23.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 61.0 (16.1) | 60.6 (15.9) | 60.6 (15.9) | 62.4 (16.9) | 64.5 (18.1) | 65.9 (18.8) | 66.3 (19.1) | 66.9 (19.4) | 66.7 (19.3) | 66.1 (18.9) | 64.7 (18.2) | 62.6 (17.0) | 64.0 (17.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 45 (7) | 48 (9) | 47 (8) | 47 (8) | 51 (11) | 54 (12) | 52 (11) | 50 (10) | 53 (12) | 50 (10) | 54 (12) | 47 (8) | 45 (7) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.33 (110) | 3.45 (88) | 5.28 (134) | 7.43 (189) | 10.40 (264) | 6.71 (170) | 6.87 (174) | 9.53 (242) | 9.91 (252) | 8.29 (211) | 7.55 (192) | 4.83 (123) | 84.58 (2,148) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.3 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 170.8 |
| Source: NOAA[19][20] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
Mogotes on border of Hatillo and Sector Hess in Esperanza barrio
