Centro, Moca, Puerto Rico

Centro barrio is a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico with a population of 1,056 in 2010.^[3][4][5]

Centro
Barrio
Location of Centro within the municipality of Moca shown in red
Centro Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°25′11″N 67°05′59″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Moca
Area [1]
• Total	3.96 sq mi (10.3 km2)
• Land	3.96 sq mi (10.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	745 ft (227 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,056
• Density	745/sq mi (288/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Centro 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 Centro barrio was 601.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	601		—
1910	695		15.6%
1920	903		29.9%
1930	884		−2.1%
1940	740		−16.3%
1950	715		−3.4%
1960	731		2.2%
1970	703		−3.8%
1980	785		11.7%
1990	999		27.3%
2000	1,139		14.0%
2010	1,056		−7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1960[11] 1980-2000[12] 2010[13]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico