Puerto Ferro facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Puerto Ferro
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Barrio
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View of a boat at Puerto Ferro at night from Peninsula Rd. in Vieques
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 Puerto Ferro
Location in Puerto Rico
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Vieques |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.57 sq mi (27.4 km2) |
| • Land | 8.33 sq mi (21.6 km2) |
| • Water | 2.24 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 705 |
| • Density | 84.6/sq mi (32.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Puerto Ferro is a barrio in the municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 705.
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 Puerto Ferro, Punta Arenas, and Puerto Diablo barrios was 879.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 588 | — | |
| 1990 | 347 | −41.0% | |
| 2000 | 856 | 146.7% | |
| 2010 | 705 | −17.6% | |
| 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 Puerto Ferro barrio:
Sector Caballo Pelao, Sector Destino, Sector Los Chivos, Sector Luján, Sector Monte Carmelo, Sector Villa Borinquen, Urbanización Isabel II, and Urbanización Jardines de Vieques.
See also
In Spanish: Puerto Ferro para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Vieques, Puerto Rico
