Tortugo (Spanish for turtle) is one of the 18 barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the third smallest barrio of San Juan in land area and had a population of 4,543 inhabitants in 2010.[3]
Tortugo | |
|---|---|
.jpg) General Norzagaray Bridge in Tortugo | |
 Tortugo’s location within San Juan | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′34″N 66°05′29″W / 18.342762°N 66.091454°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Juan |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,543 |
| • Density | 5,408.3/sq mi (2,088.2/km2) |
| 2010 census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Demographics
editOf the 4,543 inhabitants, 67.6% were white, 19.63% were African-American, 0.42% were Amerindian, 0.15% were Asian, 8.3% were from other races and 3.9% were from a mixture of races. Of the total population, 99.32% identified as Hispanic or Latino descent.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 460 | — | |
| 1930 | 715 | — | |
| 1940 | 724 | 1.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,164 | 60.8% | |
| 1960 | 2,726 | 134.2% | |
| 1970 | 2,316 | −15.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,215 | −4.4% | |
| 1990 | 3,877 | 75.0% | |
| 2000 | 4,351 | 12.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,543 | 4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[5] 1910-1930[6] 1930-1950[7] 1980-2000[8] 2010[9] | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tortugo Barrio
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010:population and housing unit counts (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ "Geography and population demographics from Tortugo in San Juan". 11 November 2015.
- ^ "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.
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