Charcas, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Charcas
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Location of Charcas within the municipality of Quebradillas shown in red
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 Charcas, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Quebradillas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.77 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.77 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 401 |
| • Density | 226.6/sq mi (87.5/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Charcas is a barrio in the municipality of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 401. Charcas is the location of a nostalgic reenactment event Fiesta de Los Jibaros in December which depicts country life before the 1950s.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 330 | — | |
| 1910 | 397 | 20.3% | |
| 1920 | 398 | 0.3% | |
| 1930 | 454 | 14.1% | |
| 1940 | 386 | −15.0% | |
| 1950 | 312 | −19.2% | |
| 1980 | 318 | — | |
| 1990 | 407 | 28.0% | |
| 2000 | 403 | −1.0% | |
| 2010 | 401 | −0.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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History
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 Charcas barrio was 330.
Sectors
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Charcas barrio:
Carretera 437, Sector El Llano, and Sector Los Muñices.
See also
In Spanish: Charcas (Quebradillas) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
