Orocovis | |
|---|---|
Barrio | |
 Location of Orocovis within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red | |
  Orocovis Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates:18°13′20″N66°22′54″W / 18.222227°N 66.381564°W /18.222227; -66.381564[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Orocovis |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.96 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.96 sq mi (7.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,037 ft (621 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,658 |
| • Density | 1,235.8/sq mi (477.1/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Orocovis is abarrio in the municipality ofOrocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,658.[3][4][5]
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable tominor civil divisions)[6] in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units calledsectores (sectors in English). The types ofsectores may vary, from normallysector tourbanización toreparto tobarriada toresidencial, among others.[7][8][9][10][11]
The following sectors are in Orocovis barrio:[12]
Residencial Orocovix, Sector A.F.D.A., Sector Celso Bonilla, Sector Colinas del Pueblo, Sector Cruce de Mayo, Sector Cruz Aponte, Sector Doña Celerina, Sector El Cementerio, Sector El Flamboyán, Sector El Pueblito, Sector El Puente, Sector Emilio Rivas, Sector Julio Aponte, Sector La Fraternidad, Sector La Pizzería, Sector La Sombra, Sector La Vega, Sector Las Fábricas, Sector Las Marianas, Sector Los Dardanelos, Sector Monte Bello, Sector Olmo Rodríguez, Sector Ricos Place, Sector Salida a Barranquitas, Sector Salida a Coamo, Sector Salida a Corozal, Sector Salida a Morovis, Sector Tony Montes, Sector Villas de Orocovis, Urbanización Alturas de Orocovis, Urbanización Santa Teresita, andUrbanización Villa Cooperativa.
Orocovis was in Spain'sgazetteers[13] until Puerto Rico was ceded bySpain in the aftermath of theSpanish–American War under the terms of theTreaty of Paris of 1898 and became anunincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, theUnited States Department of War conducted acensus of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population ofAla de la Piedra and Orocovis barrios was 1,403.[14]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 918 | — | |
| 1920 | 733 | −20.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,481 | 102.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,530 | 3.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,840 | 20.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,862 | 1.2% | |
| 1970 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| 1980 | 3,120 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,284 | 5.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,373 | 2.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,658 | 8.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1900 (N/A)[15] 1910-1930[16] 1930-1950[17] 1980-2000[18] 2010[19] | |||
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