Retiro is a barrio in the municipality of San Germán, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,728.[3][4][5]
Retiro | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Retiro within the municipality of San Germán shown in red | |
  Retiro Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′08″N 67°01′16″W / 18.068822°N 67.021243°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Germán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.21 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
| • Land | 3.21 sq mi (8.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,728 |
| • Density | 2,096/sq mi (809/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Retiro 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 Retiro barrio was 983.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 983 | — | |
| 1910 | 885 | −10.0% | |
| 1920 | 932 | 5.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,053 | 13.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,483 | 40.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,196 | −19.4% | |
| 1960 | 2,116 | 76.9% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 6,295 | — | |
| 1990 | 6,229 | −1.0% | |
| 2000 | 7,361 | 18.2% | |
| 2010 | 6,728 | −8.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
