Florida, Vieques, Puerto Rico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Florida
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Puerto Rico Highway 201 in Florida barrio
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 Florida, Vieques, Puerto Rico
Location in Puerto Rico
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Vieques |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.54 sq mi (22.1 km2) |
| • Land | 4.69 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
| • Water | 3.85 sq mi (10.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,821 |
| • Density | 814.7/sq mi (314.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Florida is a barrio in the island-municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,821.
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 combined population of Florida and Pueblo barrios was 2,646.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 2,678 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,575 | 33.5% | |
| 2000 | 4,126 | 15.4% | |
| 2010 | 3,821 | −7.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Florida barrio:
Comunidad César “Coca” González, Sector Barrancón, Sector Gobeo, Sector Martineau, Sector Monte Santo, Sector Monte Santo Playa, Sector PRRA, Sector Tortuguero, Sector Villa Borinquen, Urbanización Brisas Las Marías, Urbanización Ciudad Dorada, Urbanización Estancias de Isla Nena, Urbanización Las Marías, and Urbanización Lucila Franco.
See also
In Spanish: Florida (Vieques) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Vieques, Puerto Rico
