Sumidero is a barrio in the municipality of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,008. In Sumidero barrio is part of the Aguas Buenas urban zone and the Santa Clara community.[3][4][5]
Sumidero | |
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Barrio | |
 Location of Sumidero within the municipality of Aguas Buenas shown in red | |
  Sumidero Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′34″N 66°07′23″W / 18.226181°N 66.123031°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Aguas Buenas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2) |
| • Land | 6.36 sq mi (16.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,476 ft (450 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,008 |
| • Density | 1,259.1/sq mi (486.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Sumidero 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 Sumidero barrio was 984.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 984 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,098 | 11.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,320 | 20.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,882 | 42.6% | |
| 1940 | 2,458 | 30.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,110 | 26.5% | |
| 1960 | 4,010 | 28.9% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 5,981 | — | |
| 1990 | 6,841 | 14.4% | |
| 2000 | 7,877 | 15.1% | |
| 2010 | 8,008 | 1.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Special Communities
In 2001, law 1-2001 was passed[13] to identify marginalized communities of Puerto Rico.[14] In 2017, Governor Rosello created a new government agency to work with the Special Communities of Puerto Rico Program.[15][16] Parcelas Santa Clara in Sumidero is one of the 742 places on the list of Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico.[17]
