San Juan Antiguo

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San Juan Antiguo
Barrio
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Aerial view of the northwest tip of San Juan Antiguo
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Satellite image of San Juan Antiguo and Santurce
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Location of San Juan Antiguo shown in yellow within San Juan shown in light grey
Coordinates: 18°27′58″N66°06′32″W / 18.46611°N 66.10884°W / 18.46611; -66.10884
Commonwealth Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Municipality Flag of San Juan, Puerto Rico.svg San Juan
Area
 • Total2.63 sq mi (6.8 km2)
 • Land1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2)
 • Water0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total7,085
 • Density6,946.1/sq mi (2,681.9/km2)
 (US Census 2010)
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

San Juan Antiguo (English: Ancient San Juan)(not to be confused with the historic district of Old San Juan which is located within this district), is a barrio located in the municipality of San Juan in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. San Juan Antiguo has 7 subbarrios. In 2010, San Juan Antiguo had a population of 7,085 inhabitants and a population density of 2,681.9 people per km2. [2] San Juan Antiguo is entirely located within the Isleta de San Juan, the islet off the coast of Puerto Rico where Old San Juan was settled, connected to the mainland by bridges and a causeway.

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History

Official Spanish map of San Juan Antiguo during the Spanish-American War Page84-1024px-Cronica de la guerra hispano-americana en Puerto Rico.jpg
Official Spanish map of San Juan Antiguo during the Spanish–American War

In the late 19th century, San Juan Antiguo called Plaza de San Juan is where Spain had its war fortifications and military buildings.

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. [3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 30,936—
1940 34,38111.1%
1950 29,760−13.4%
1960 22,095−25.8%
1970 13,053−40.9%
1980 9,886−24.3%
1990 9,696−1.9%
2000 7,963−17.9%
2010 7,085−11.0%
U.S. Decennial Census
1900 (N/A) [4] 1910-1930 [5]
1930-1950 [6] 1980-2000 [7] 2010 [8]

Subbarrios

San Juan Antiguo is divided into the following subbarrios: [9]

  1. Ballajá
  2. Catedral
  3. Marina
  4. Mercado
  5. Puerta de Tierra
  6. San Cristóbal
  7. San Francisco

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Juan Antiguo Barrio
  2. ↑ U.S. Gazetteer: 2010 Census . United States Census Bureau Retrieved on May 31, 2018
  3. ↑ 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.  161.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and housing unit counts (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. p. 76.


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