San Antonio, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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San Antonio
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Location of San Antonio within the municipality of Quebradillas shown in red
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 San Antonio, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Quebradillas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.08 sq mi (15.7 km2) |
| • Land | 6.08 sq mi (15.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,164 |
| • Density | 849.3/sq mi (327.9/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
San Antonio is a barrio in the municipality of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,164.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,760 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,886 | 7.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,196 | 16.4% | |
| 1930 | 2,242 | 2.1% | |
| 1940 | 2,311 | 3.1% | |
| 1950 | 3,119 | 35.0% | |
| 1980 | 4,350 | — | |
| 1990 | 4,424 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 5,262 | 18.9% | |
| 2010 | 5,164 | −1.9% | |
| 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 San Antonio barrio was 1,760.
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 San Antonio barrio:
Calle Guelo Sonera, Calle Pedro López, Carretera Nueva, Carretera 113, Carretera 478, Carretera 480, Carretera 482, Carretera 483, Parcelas San Antonio (Pequeñas y Grandes), Sector Arizona, Sector Barca de Oro (Negocio), Sector Casa de Piedra, Sector El Fósforo, Sector Guzmán, Sector La Hacienda, Sector La Rabúa, Sector Los Romanes, Sector Montadero, Sector Palmarito, and Sector Piquiñas.
See also
In Spanish: San Antonio (Quebradillas) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
