Juan Sánchez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Juan Sánchez is a barrio in the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 22,951.^[3][4][5]

Juan Sánchez
Barrio
Puente Marqués de la Serna is a historic bridge in Juan Sánchez
Location of Juan Sánchez within the municipality of Bayamón shown in red
Juan Sánchez Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°24′08″N 66°08′13″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Bayamón
Area [1]
• Total	5.36 sq mi (13.9 km2)
• Land	5.26 sq mi (13.6 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [2]	89 ft (27 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	22,951
• Density	1,731.2/sq mi (668.4/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Juan Sánchez 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 Juan Sánchez barrio was 926.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	926		—
1910	961		3.8%
1920	1,345		40.0%
1930	1,424		5.9%
1940	3,421		140.2%
1950	2,477		−27.6%
1960	6,116		146.9%
1970	0		−100.0%
1980	15,369		—
1990	22,643		47.3%
2000	25,747		13.7%
2010	22,951		−10.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12]

Gallery

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  Puerto Rico Highway 174 between Juan Sánchez and Minillas
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  Puerto Rico Highway 889 in Juan Sánchez
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  Puerto Rico Highway 8855 in Juan Sánchez

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico