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Barrio in Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garzas is a rural barrio in the municipality of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,337.[3][4][5]
Garzas | |
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Barrio | |
Garzas Lake | |
![]() Location of Garzas barrio within the municipality of Adjuntas shown in red | |
Coordinates: 18°09′05″N 66°44′59″W[1] | |
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Municipality | ![]() |
Area | |
• Total | 6.37 sq mi (16.5 km2) |
• Land | 6.28 sq mi (16.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 2,211 ft (674 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,337 |
• Density | 212.9/sq mi (82.2/km2) |
Source: 2010 Census | |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Codes | 00601, 00631 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Website | adjuntaspr |
Near the Garzas River is Salto Ataúd, a tiered waterfall on the Río Las Vacas in Garzas, located at GPS coordinates 18.15385°N 66.74065°W and can be accessed from PR-522.[6]
Garzas was in Spain's gazetteers[7] 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 Garzas barrio was 1,425.[8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 1,425 | — | |
1910 | 1,204 | −15.5% | |
1920 | 1,206 | 0.2% | |
1930 | 904 | −25.0% | |
1940 | 1,173 | 29.8% | |
1950 | 1,632 | 39.1% | |
1960 | 1,298 | −20.5% | |
1970 | 1,370 | 5.5% | |
1980 | 1,357 | −0.9% | |
1990 | 1,317 | −2.9% | |
2000 | 973 | −26.1% | |
2010 | 1,337 | 37.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[9] 1910-1930[10] 1930-1950[11] 1960[12] 1980-2000[13] 2010[14] |
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