Playa Sardinas I

Playa Sardinas I is a barrio in the municipality of Culebra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 186.^[3][4][5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1950	23		—
1960	33		43.5%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	44		—
1990	119		170.5%
2000	136		14.3%
2010	186		36.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[6] 1910-1930[7] 1930-1950[8] 1980-2000[9] 2010[10]

Playa Sardinas I
Barrio
Playa Melones in Playa Sardinas I
Map of Culebra highlighting Playa Sardinas I
Playa Sardinas I
Coordinates: 18°18′09″N 65°18′29″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Culebra
Area [1]
• Total	6.53 sq mi (16.9 km2)
• Land	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km2)
• Water	6.34 sq mi (16.4 km2)
Elevation [2]	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	186
• Density	978.9/sq mi (378.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00775

Features

In 2010, Playa Sardinas I had 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²) of land area and a population of 186 with a population density of 978.9 persons per square mile.^[5]

Playa Melones is a secluded beach in Playa Sardinas I which is good for snorkeling.^[11]

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)^[12] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.^[13][14][15]

The following sectors are in Playa Sardinas I barrio:^[16]

Égida Felipa Serrano.

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Culebra, Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Playa Sardinas I barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
7. "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
8. "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
9. "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
10. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
11. "Playa Melones". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
12. "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
13. "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
14. Rivera Quintero, Marcia (2014), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
15. "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
16. "PRECINTO ELECTORAL CULEBRA 097" (PDF). Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (in Spanish). PR Government. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Playa Sardinas I barrio