Piedra Gorda is a barrio in the municipality of Camuy, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,846.[3][4][5]
Piedra Gorda | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Piedra Gorda within the municipality of Camuy shown in red | |
  Piedra Gorda Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°24′39″N 66°52′53″W / 18.410898°N 66.881484°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Camuy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.92 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.92 sq mi (10.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,846 |
| • Density | 469.7/sq mi (181.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Piedra Gorda 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 Piedra Gorda barrio was 895.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 895 | — | |
| 1910 | 908 | 1.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,213 | 33.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,211 | −0.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,318 | 8.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,531 | 16.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,299 | −15.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,773 | 36.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,708 | −3.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,667 | −2.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,722 | 3.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,846 | 7.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
