Santa Olaya, Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Santa Olaya is a barrio in the municipality of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,057.^[3][4][5]

Santa Olaya
Barrio
Location of Santa Olaya within the municipality of Bayamón shown in red
Santa Olaya Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°19′02″N 66°09′53″W[1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Bayamón
Area [1]
• Total	3.44 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Land	3.44 sq mi (8.9 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [2]	308 ft (94 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	6,057
• Density	690.7/sq mi (266.7/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

History

Santa Olaya 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 Santa Olaya barrio was 1,100.^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,100		—
1910	1,263		14.8%
1920	1,300		2.9%
1930	1,337		2.8%
1940	1,465		9.6%
1950	1,604		9.5%
1960	1,552		−3.2%
1970	2,190		41.1%
1980	3,144		43.6%
1990	4,866		54.8%
2000	5,662		16.4%
2010	6,057		7.0%
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