Santa Catalina is a barrio in the municipality of Coamo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,788.[3][4][5]
Santa Catalina | |
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Barrio | |
![]() Location of Santa Catalina within the municipality of Coamo shown in red | |
Coordinates: 18°06′04″N 66°24′20″W / 18.100978°N 66.40548°W[1] | |
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Municipality | ![]() |
Area | |
• Total | 10.29 sq mi (26.7 km2) |
• Land | 10.29 sq mi (26.7 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 935 ft (285 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,788 |
• Density | 173.8/sq mi (67.1/km2) |
Source: 2010 Census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Santa Catalina 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 Santa Catalina barrio was 1,864.[7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 1,864 | — | |
1910 | 2,004 | 7.5% | |
1920 | 2,217 | 10.6% | |
1930 | 2,097 | −5.4% | |
1940 | 2,170 | 3.5% | |
1950 | 2,026 | −6.6% | |
1960 | 1,397 | −31.0% | |
1970 | 1,278 | −8.5% | |
1980 | 1,545 | 20.9% | |
1990 | 1,464 | −5.2% | |
2000 | 1,733 | 18.4% | |
2010 | 1,788 | 3.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] |