Tortugo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tortugo | |
|---|---|
General Norzagaray Bridge in Tortugo | |
Tortugo’s location within San Juan | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′34″N 66°05′29″W / 18.342762°N 66.091454°W[1] | |
| Commonwealth | |
| Municipality | |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Land | 0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,543 |
| • Density | 5,408.3/sq mi (2,088.2/km2) |
| 2010 census | |
| Time zone | UTC−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]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 460 | — | |
| 1930 | 715 | — | |
| 1940 | 724 | 1.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,164 | 60.8% | |
| 1960 | 2,726 | 134.2% | |
| 1970 | 2,316 | −15.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,215 | −4.4% | |
| 1990 | 3,877 | 75.0% | |
| 2000 | 4,351 | 12.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,543 | 4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900)[5] 1910-1930[6] 1930-1950[7] 1980-2000[8] 2010[9] | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tortugo Barrio
- ^ Puerto Rico: 2010:population and housing unit counts (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
- ^ "Geography and population demographics from Tortugo in San Juan". 11 November 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Tortugo at Wikimedia Commons
