Cintrona

Cintrona is a barrio in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,226.^[3][4][5]

Cintrona
Barrio
Location of Cintrona within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red
Cintrona Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°00′41″N 66°30′08″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Juana Díaz
Area [1]
• Total	6.90 sq mi (17.9 km2)
• Land	6.88 sq mi (17.8 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [2]	33 ft (10 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,226
• Density	468.9/sq mi (181.0/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Cintrona 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 Cintrona barrio was 1,132.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,132		—
1910	1,036		−8.5%
1920	1,124		8.5%
1930	1,211		7.7%
1940	1,195		−1.3%
1950	1,424		19.2%
1960	1,161		−18.5%
1970	2,210		90.4%
1980	2,424		9.7%
1990	2,064		−14.9%
2000	2,309		11.9%
2010	3,226		39.7%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico