Helechal is a barrio in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,073.[3][4][5]
Helechal | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Parcelas Helechal in Helechal barrio | |
 Location of Helechal within the municipality of Barranquitas shown in red | |
  Helechal Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°10′12″N 66°19′18″W / 18.170003°N 66.321594°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Barranquitas |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.87 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.87 sq mi (12.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,185 ft (666 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,073 |
| • Density | 312.9/sq mi (120.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00794 |
| Area code | 787 |
History
editHelechal 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 Helechal barrio was 1,485.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,485 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,177 | −20.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,589 | 35.0% | |
| 1930 | 2,523 | 58.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,655 | 5.2% | |
| 1950 | 2,212 | −16.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,533 | 14.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,803 | 10.7% | |
| 1980 | 3,013 | 7.5% | |
| 1990 | 3,637 | 20.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,959 | 8.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,073 | 2.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[8] 1910-1930[9] 1930-1950[10] 1980-2000[11] 2010[12] | |||
Features and sites
editHelechal is not easy to get to from San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, as it is deep in the Cordillera Central, the main mountain range in Puerto Rico, and accessed via twisting, turning roads. In Helechal there are two airplanes which have been converted into a restaurant called Los Aviones, which is visited by tourists and locals alike.[13] The place is accessed by going over a rope bridge.[14]
Gallery
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Quebrada Helechal in Parcelas Helechal
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Helechal barrio
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 165.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "In-flight Dining on the Ground: Aviones Restaurant in Puerto Rico". LatinFlyer.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Reyes Villanueva, Omar; Virgen Berríos, María. Barranquitas en Blanco y Negro. Isabela, Puerto Rico: www.puertoricoes.com. pp. 26–27.
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