Santa Rosa is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,603.[3][4][5]
Santa Rosa | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Santa Rosa within the municipality of Lajas shown in red | |
  Santa Rosa Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′05″N 67°02′23″W / 18.051442°N 67.039603°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Lajas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,603 |
| • Density | 1,761.5/sq mi (680.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Santa Rosa 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 combined population of Santa Rosa and Plata barrios was 938.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 587 | — | |
| 1920 | 587 | 0.0% | |
| 1930 | 646 | 10.1% | |
| 1940 | 905 | 40.1% | |
| 1950 | 616 | −31.9% | |
| 1960 | 475 | −22.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,076 | 126.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,391 | 29.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,367 | −1.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,456 | 6.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,603 | 10.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
