Tortugo, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tortugo
General Norzagaray Bridge in Tortugo
Tortugo’s location within San Juan
Tortugo’s location within San Juan
Coordinates: 18°20′34″N 66°05′29″W / 18.342762°N 66.091454°W / 18.342762; -66.091454[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
Area
 • Total
0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Land0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
4,543
 • Density5,408.3/sq mi (2,088.2/km2)
 2010 census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

Tortugo 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]

Demographics

Of 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]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1900460
1930715
19407241.3%
19501,16460.8%
19602,726134.2%
19702,316−15.0%
19802,215−4.4%
19903,87775.0%
20004,35112.2%
20104,5434.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900)[5] 1910-1930[6]
1930-1950[7] 1980-2000[8] 2010[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tortugo Barrio
  3. ^ Puerto Rico: 2010:population and housing unit counts (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  4. ^ "Geography and population demographics from Tortugo in San Juan". 11 November 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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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