Jobos, Isabela, Puerto Rico

Jobos
Barrio
Jobos Beach near Jobos
Location of Jobos within the municipality of Isabela shown in red
Jobos Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°29′50″N67°03′56″W / 18.497188°N 67.065692°W / 18.497188; -67.065692 [1]
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Isabela
Area [1]
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
• Land	3.55 sq mi (9.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	239 ft (73 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,446
• Density	973.4/sq mi (375.8/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Jobos is a barrio in the municipality of Isabela, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,446. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

History

Jobos was in Spain's gazetteers ^[6] until 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 Jobos barrio was 1,551. ^[7]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,551		—
1910	1,571		1.3%
1920	1,738		10.6%
1930	1,745		0.4%
1940	1,726		−1.1%
1950	1,665		−3.5%
1960	1,786		7.3%
1970	2,098		17.5%
1980	2,584		23.2%
1990	2,818		9.1%
2000	3,534		25.4%
2010	3,446		−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) [8] 1910-1930 [9] 1930-1950 [10] 1980-2000 [11] 2010 [12]

Places in Jobos

In 2019, the headquarters for Solar Libre, a new school where students can study solar energy, was established in Jobos. It was established with financial support from Samsung, The Hispanic Federation and NFL football player, Victor Cruz. ^[13]

Jobos Beach, known as a world-class surf spot ^{[14] [15]} and where in February 2013, the Rip Curl Pro surfing competition was held, is located in Jobos barrio. ^{[16] [17]}

There is a cemetery in Jobos.

Gallery

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  Cemetery in Jobos

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• List of communities in Puerto Rico

References

1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jobos barrio
3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (1969). Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN   978-1-4766-0447-3 . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
5. Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
6. "Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). p. 1614. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p.  160.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. 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.
13. "Victor Cruz entrega donativo a nueva escuela en Isabela". 21 September 2018.
14. Haskins, John (January 22, 2009). "Affordable Caribbean: Puerto Rico". The New York Times.
15. "The best surf spots in Puerto Rico". SurferToday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
16. "Jobos recibe evento de surfing de clase mundial este fin de semana" (in Spanish). noticel.com. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
17. "Windsurfing". Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-10-12.