Turabo or Villa Turabo is a barrio in the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,739.[3][4][5]
Turabo | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
.jpg) Puerto Rico Highway 1 in Turabo | |
 Location of Turabo within the municipality of Caguas shown in red | |
  Turabo Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°12′09″N 66°02′47″W / 18.202391°N 66.046489°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Caguas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.50 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| • Land | 5.47 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,739 |
| • Density | 2,877.3/sq mi (1,110.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00725, 00726, 00727 |
| Area code(s) | 787, 939 |
History
Turabo 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 Turabo barrio was 1,557.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,557 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,148 | 38.0% | |
| 1920 | 3,572 | 66.3% | |
| 1930 | 3,891 | 8.9% | |
| 1940 | 3,052 | −21.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,286 | −25.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,334 | 45.8% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 16,090 | — | |
| 1990 | 16,223 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 15,600 | −3.8% | |
| 2010 | 15,739 | 0.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
