Limón is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1377.[3][4][5]
Limón | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Limón within the municipality of Mayagüez shown in red | |
  Limón Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′59″N 67°04′01″W / 18.182928°N 67.066976°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Mayagüez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.65 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.65 sq mi (9.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,377 |
| • Density | 377.3/sq mi (145.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Limón 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 Limón barrio was 870.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 870 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,221 | 40.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,345 | 10.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,207 | −10.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,235 | 2.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,146 | −7.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,059 | −7.6% | |
| 1970 | 915 | −13.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,478 | 61.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,488 | 0.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,622 | 9.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,377 | −15.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
